Paki♡
Meaning: “Witness” (Egyptian origin)
African American Names for Boys Starting with P
P - Authentic African American Boys Names & Their Meanings
Browse our curated list of African American boys names that start with the letter "P". Each name includes its meaning, cultural significance, and pronunciation help.
76 Names Found•African American boys Names•Starting with "P"
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Palmer♡
Meaning: “Pilgrim” (English origin)
Parian♡
Meaning: Unique blend
Parker♡
Meaning: “Keeper of the park” (English origin)
Paxon♡
Meaning: Variation of “Pax,” meaning “peace”
Percival♡
Meaning: “Pierces the valley” (French origin)
Percy♡
Meaning: “Pierce valley” (French origin)
Pharrell♡
Meaning: “Hero” (English origin, popularized by musician Pharrell Williams)
Phillip♡
Meaning: “Lover of horses” (Greek origin)
Phineas♡
Meaning: Hebrew origin, meaning “oracle”
Porter♡
Meaning: “Gatekeeper” (English origin)
Preston♡
Meaning: “Priest’s town” (English origin)
Prince♡
Meaning: Noble title (English origin, used as a given name in African American culture)
Princeton♡
Meaning: Inspired by the university name
Parelle♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Pheonté♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Prenell♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Prevan♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Purcell♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Pace♡
Meaning: Form of the Latin personal name Paschalis: Peaceful one (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Palmer♡
Meaning: Pilgrim carrying a palm (Latin).
Parren♡
Meaning: Meaning and origin unknown.
Parris♡
Meaning: Form of Paris: Character in Greek mythology.
Pat♡
Meaning: Form of Patrick: Noble one (Latin).
Patrick♡
Meaning: Noble one (Latin).
Paul♡
Meaning: Little; small in stature but big in love and constancy (Latin; New Testament).
Paulos♡
Meaning: Form of Paul: Little; small in stature but big in love and constancy (Amharic, Ethiopia; Latin; New Testament).
Pedro♡
Meaning: Portuguese and Spanish form of Peter: Rock or stone (Latin; New Testament).
Pelham♡
Meaning: Dweller in a town with a tannery, from pellis: skin of a fur-bearing animal (Latin).
Penny♡
Meaning: Copper color (African-American).
Pentz♡
Meaning: Place name—a town in Germany (Slavic).
Percy♡
Meaning: To destroy (English, from the Greek Perseus); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Pernell♡
Meaning: Little Peter (French).
Pero♡
Meaning: Greek form of Peter: Rock or stone (Latin; New Testament).
Perry♡
Meaning: From the pear tree (Middle English).
Pervis♡
Meaning: Form of Purvis: To provide food (French).
Pete♡
Meaning: Form of Peter: Rock or stone (Greek; Latin; New Testament).
Peter♡
Meaning: Rock or stone (Greek; Latin; New Testament).
Phelix♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Felix: Happy; fortunate, lucky one (Latin).
Phil♡
Meaning: Form of Philip: Lover of horses (Greek).
Philando♡
Meaning: Meaning and origin unknown.
Philip♡
Meaning: Lover of horses (Greek).
Phillip♡
Meaning: Form of Philip: Lover of horses (Greek).
Philo♡
Meaning: Form of Philemon: Loving, friendly (Greek; New Testament).
Philon♡
Meaning: Form of Philemon: Loving, friendly (Greek; New Testament).
Philonise♡
Meaning: Form of Philon, a form of Philemon: Loving, friendly (Greek; New Testament).
Pierpont♡
Meaning: Stone bridge (English; Old French); surname or family name given as a first or middle name.
Pierre♡
Meaning: French form of Peter: Rock or stone (Latin; New Testament).
Pierson♡
Meaning: Form of Piers, an Old French form of Peter: Rock or stone (Latin; New Testament).
Pinckney♡
Meaning: Dweller from Pincino's village (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Plummer♡
Meaning: Dweller near a plum tree; dealer in feathers; maker of lead pipes, plumber (Anglo-French; Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Pointe♡
Meaning: On the toes (French).
Pomp♡
Meaning: Form of Pompey: Tendril; young shoot (Latin). Name found among free black men who lived and worked in early eighteenth-century New England.
Pompilius♡
Meaning: Second King of Rome (Latin).
Poncho♡
Meaning: Form of Alfonso, Alonzo: Noble, ready for battle (Spanish form of the German Alphonso).
Porter♡
Meaning: Gatekeeper (French, from the Latin).
Portsmouth♡
Meaning: Place name—city in New Hampshire. Name given to enslaved men in eighteenth-century New Hampshire.
Postell♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Powhatan♡
Meaning: Hill of the powwow (pow-hat-an—Algonquin, Native North American).
Prakazrel♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Presley♡
Meaning: Dweller at the priest's meadow (Old English).
Preston♡
Meaning: Dweller at the priest’s place (Old English).
Priamus♡
Meaning: Form of Primus: First (Latin).
Price♡
Meaning: Son of the ardent one (Old Welsh).
Priest♡
Meaning: Elder; intermediary (Middle English).
Prime♡
Meaning: Form of Primus: First (Latin).
Primus♡
Meaning: First (Latin).
Prince♡
Meaning: First, chief (Old French).
Priss♡
Meaning: Old, primitive (Latin; New Testament).
Proctor♡
Meaning: Administrator (Latin).
Provy♡
Meaning: Meaning and origin unknown. Eighteenth-century name found among free black men who lived and worked in New England.
Puis♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Purcell♡
Meaning: Swineherder (English, Irish, and Welsh, from the Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Purcia♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Purnell♡
Meaning: Form of Pernell: Little Peter (French).
Purvis♡
Meaning: To provide food (French).