Discover Beautiful African American Names

Unique combination of “Ja” and “Shawn”

Chief, ruler (Old English).

No meaning available

Form of Dion or Dennis, from Dionysos, Greek mythological god of wine and revelry.

Form of Emery: Industrious ruler (English, from the Old German).

“Third son” (modern African American origin)

Form of Tobiah: The Lord is good (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Watchman, defender, true man (Old German).

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Cedric: Battle chieftain (Old English).

“Land by the road” (English origin)

No meaning available

Name created by writer Oscar Wilde for his title character in The Portrait of Dorian Gray—thought to be influenced by inhabitants of Doris (Dorians), a mountainous region of Greece (English).

Famous warrior (German).

Form of Brittany: Place name—a peninsula in northwestern France (Latin).

Form of Jamie, a form of James, the English form of Jacob from the Old Spanish Jayme: Supplanter; one who takes the place of; protector (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Meaning and origin unknown (mal-a-VEE-ya).

Form of Frederick: Peaceful ruler (Old German).

Handsome one (Irish Gaelic).

Justice (Swahili, East Africa).

English origin, meaning “grace of God”

Well born; noble (Greek).

Form of Mackeggie or Mackaggie: Son of Adam (Scottish Gaelic). Surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Famous spear” (German origin)

Form of Brittany: Place name—A peninsula in northwestern France (Latin).

Created name from African-American culture.

Little Steven (Spanish).

Created name from African-American culture.

Torrent; rapid stream (Latin).

“Calm” (modern African American origin)

English origin, meaning “son of Harry”

Form of Robert: Bright or shining with fame (Old English).

Form of Darren: Little great one (Irish Gaelic).

Army man, soldier (Old German).

Created name from African-American culture.

Generous (kah-REEM—Arabic, North Africa).

Form of Michael: Who is like God? (Hebrew).

Form of Colbert: Famous helmeted one; dark-haired one (English; French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Praised” (Hebrew origin)

“Gray-haired” (English origin)

English origin, meaning “beautiful town”

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Rasheed or Rashid: Rightly guided (Arabic, North Africa).

Son of Roy (English; French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Earl: Nobleman, chief (Old English).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Follet: One who is mad (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Modern blend of “El” and “Rico”

“Land of the noble” (Irish origin, popularized in African American culture)

Created name from African-American culture, a form of the word honest: Free from fraud or deception (Latin).

Form of Michael: Who is like God? (Hebrew).

Blend of two names such as Fay (raven—Irish Gaelic) and Bernard (brave as a bear—Old German).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Donald: Mighty world ruler (Scottish Gaelic).

Goes through one place to another, referring to a shooting star (Shawnee, Native North American).

“Son of Jordan” (English origin)

“Dedicated” (Hebrew origin)

Place name—city in twenty-nine states in the United States.

“Red-haired” (English origin)

“Little hill” (English origin)

From the brushwood hill (English).

Form of a place name—Gloucester, such as the city in Massachusetts, city in Canada, and borough in England.

Form of Hugh: Intelligence; spirit (Old English).

“Army ruler” (German origin)

Bright or shining with fame (Old English).

No meaning available

Clean (New Testament; Hebrew).

Form of Corliss: Benevolent (English).

No meaning available

Form of Malin: Little war-mighty one (Old English).

Form of Carlisle: One from the castle tower (Old English).

No meaning available

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Form of Charles: Strong, manly (Latin; Old German).

“Handsome, peaceful” (modern African American origin)

Form of Durant: The enduring one (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Augustus: Exalted one, imperial, revered (Latin).

Form of Finley: Little fair-haired valorous one; fair soldier (Irish Gaelic).

“God is gracious” (modern African American origin)

Form of Jerrold, a form of Gerald: Rules by the spear (German).

“Keeper of the park” (English origin)

Combination of “Da” and “Shawn,” meaning “God is gracious”

Form of Reuben: Behold, a son (Hebrew; Old Testament—eldest son of Jacob and Leah).

Law man (Scottish, from the Old Norse); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Form of Jabari: Fearless person, brave one; comforter, bringer of consolation (Muslim; Swahili, East Africa).

No meaning available

“Mighty warrior” (Hebrew origin)

Form of Tyrell, a form of Terrell: Ruler of thunder (Old English).

“Decisive” (Arabic origin)

Form of Brian: Strong one (Celtic).

Form of Corey: Dweller near a hollow (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Watchful one (Hebrew).

No meaning available

Rules by the spear (German).

“Valley” (English origin)

No meaning available

Scribe; one who copies books (English).

No meaning available

“Enduring” (Latin origin, often used in African American culture)

“Thunder ruler” (modern American origin)