Discover Beautiful African American Names

Blend of two words or names such as the month of June and Julius (youthful; downy-bearded one—Latin).

Name that transferred from Normandy to England following the Norman Conquest of 1066 (English; French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Pompey: Tendril; young shoot (Latin). Name found among free black men who lived and worked in early eighteenth-century New England.

Calf herdsman (English).

French origin, meaning “God is gracious”

Form of Jonathan: Jehovah’s gift (Hebrew; Old Testament).

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

Form of Aloysius: Famous warrior (Late Latin).

Stone of help (Hebrew: Old Testament).

Meaning and origin unknown.

Cloth finisher; sheepshearer (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

One who praises (Latin).

Champion (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Tell me (oo-SEH-nee—Yao, Malawi).

No meaning available

Stable, tranquil (Latin).

No meaning available

Meaning unknown (South Africa).

No meaning available

Variation of “Darrell,” meaning “beloved”

Form of Maccabees: Supporters of Judas Maccabeus, the leader of a successful revolt of Jewish patriots against Syria in 166 B.C.E. (MAK-ah-BEE—Hebrew).

“Champion” (Irish origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

Fulfillment (Muslim).

White, noble (English).

Form of the Middle English Jenyn, a form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Shawn, a form of Sean, the Irish form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

Form of Reginald: Mighty and powerful; judicious; wise counselor (Latin; Old English; Old German).

Form of Ruggero, the Italian form of Roger: Famous spearman (Old German).

Beloved ruler (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Leslie: Garden of hollies; gray fort (English; Gaelic; Scottish).

“Sun child” (Hebrew origin)

“Champion” (Irish origin)

Irish origin, meaning “slender”

Born in pain (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Old, primitive (Latin; New Testament).

Form of William: Resolute protector (Old German).

“Candlemaker” (French origin)

Form of Garret: A good spear thrower (Old English).

Unique variation of “Israel”

Happy; fortunate, lucky one (Latin).

No meaning available

Father of the multitude (Hebrew; Old Testament—first of the patriarchs, father of the Hebrew nation, ancestor of the Hebrews and Arabs). Name found among enslaved men in the South during the mid-nineteenth century.

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Uther: According to medieval legend, a king of Britain who was the father of King Arthur (Old English).

Form of Eli: High (Hebrew).

Rest; comfort (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar (Latin).

Jonis's settlement (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

French form of Elijah: Jehovah is my God (Hebrew; Old Testament—Prophet who was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire.

Second King of Rome (Latin).

King (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Kingly (Swahili, East Africa).

Of the cliff (African-American; English).

Strong and ardent; battleworthy (French).

“From the sea” (Greek origin, widely used)

Of the giants (Greek; New Testament—disciple of Paul).

Torrent; rapid stream (Latin).

Blend of “Say” and “Vion”

No meaning available

“God is gracious” (modern American origin)

No meaning available

No meaning available

Rocky fortress; sky fortress (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Blend of two names such as Lee (from the pasture meadow—Old English; poetic—Irish Gaelic) and Darryl (little dear or beloved one—French).

Modern name with unique spelling

“Land of the spear” (French origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

“Warlike” (Polish origin)

English form of Evert: Strong or brave as a boar; always true (Dutch).

“Witness” (Egyptian origin)

Meaning and origin unknown. Name found among free black men who lived and worked in eighteenth-century New England.

Form of Christopher: Believer in Christ; anointed one; Christlike (Greek).

Form of names beginning with “Ed”: Edward (Prosperous guardian—Old English); Edmund (Prosperous guardian—Old English); Edwin (Prosperous friend; rich in friendship—Old English; Edensaw (Glacier—ed-en-saw—Tlingit, Native North American).

Arabic origin, meaning “crown”

Form of Francis: Free man, or Frenchman (Latin).

No meaning available

No meaning available

Form of Frederick: Peaceful ruler (Old German).

Form of Jesse: Gift; wealth; the Lord exists (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Form of Devin: Poet; a man of learning (Irish Gaelic).

Form of Vance: Grain thresher; dweller near the grain-winnowing fans or marshlands (Middle English).

God will add or increase (Hebrew).

Unique blend of “Mar” and “Quavious”

Quiet warrior (ka-MAH-oo—Kikuyu, Kenya).

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Form of Meldrick: Powerful (Old English).

Unique African American name

One who makes and repairs barrels (English, from the Middle Dutch); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

From St. Denis, France (Old French).

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Variation of “Devon” with “te” suffix, meaning “protector”

Form of Calvin: Bald one (Late Latin).