Discover Beautiful African American Names

“Settlement of free men” (English origin)

“Famous land” (German origin)

Warrior (Old German).

No meaning available

Blend of “Ri” and “Shawn”

“Beauty” (Swahili origin)

Dexterous one; right-handed; skillful (Latin).

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Gregory: Vigilant; watchful one (Greek; Latin).

Salvation (Hebrew; Old Testament—prophet for whom a book in the Old Testament is named).

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Quinn: Wise; intelligent (Irish Gaelic).

“God is gracious” (modern African American origin)

“Traveler” (German origin)

Form of Vernon: Youthful, springlike, born in the spring (Latin).

Form of Basil: Kingly; magnificent (Latin).

Elegance (Swahili, East Africa).

No meaning available

“Champion” (Irish origin)

Name that honors Saint Elmo, an early bishop and martyr of the Christian faith. He is the patron saint of sailors.

Son of Edward (Old English).

No meaning available

Form of Jojo: Born on Monday (Fante, Ghana).

No meaning available

Form of Thomas: Twin (Aramaic; Greek; New Testament).

Blend of “Ny” and “Shawn”

Place name—city in Japan (KOH-bay).

Form of Kendrick (son of Henry—Irish Gaelic; royal ruler—Old English).

No meaning available

Acute hearing (Greek).

Slavic origin, meaning “declaration of peace”

Ascending, rising (Sanskrit).

From the battle place (Irish Gaelic).

Form of Omari: Flourishing, thriving; long life (Swahili, East Africa).

Blend of “Ja” and “Monte”

No meaning available

Blend of “Da” and “Marcus”

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of McNeil: Champion (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Ford over the stream (English).

Combination of “La” and “Ron”

“Field of roses” (Dutch origin)

“One who is blessed” (modern American origin)

Field of spears (English).

“Exalted brother” (Hebrew origin)

Dweller by a fortified stronghold (Dutch); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Form of the French surname Degrasse, a name first found in Provence.

Form of Roland: From the famous land (French; Old High German).

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

“Tortoise” (Japanese origin, popularized by Kobe Bryant)

Descendant of the red-haired one or the rosy-cheeked one (Irish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

“Little star” (English origin)

No meaning available

Italian origin, short for “Lorenzo”

“Ironworker” (English origin)

Variation of “Wendell,” meaning “wanderer”

No meaning available

Unique blend of “Cor” and “-tell”

Modern African American name

Modern name with “x” suffix

Dweller at the sandy ford (English).

No meaning available

No meaning available

Blend of “Tae” and “-lan”

“Follower of Demeter” (Greek origin)

Little home (Old Franco-German).

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

No meaning available

Knowing (English).

Form of Daniel: God is my judge (Hebrew; Old Testament—major prophet).

From the black or dark water (Scottish Gaelic).

Arabic origin, meaning “owner of dates”

“Son of Japheth” (modern African American origin)

Unique blend of “Har” and “Win”

Meaning and origin unknown.

Surname or family name given for a first or middle name: Hostage, noble youth; bright, famous (Early Medieval English).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Anthony: Inestimable, priceless one; worthy of praise (Latin).

“Keeper of the park” (English origin)

Little Peter (French).

An African American variation with “De” prefix; means “mountain”

Created name from African-American culture.

Modern African American name

Place name—an estate in southwestern Glasgow (English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Gaspar: Treasure holder (Persian); in the New Testament, one of three kings from the East bearing gifts to the Christ child in Bethlehem.

Peaceful (sah-LEEM—Swahili, East Africa).

Ruling raven (Old German).

“High-born” (English origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Form of Arthur: Noble one; bear-man; brave as a bear (Welsh; English).

Form of Gyantwaka: By what one plants, the planter (gy-an-twak-ah—Iroquois, Native North American).

Strong, manly (Greek).

Place name—A small country on the coast of West Africa, whose name means edge of the water (Ewe, Togo).

Blend of “Ry” and “-lon”

Form of Carl: Freeman, peasant, man (English).

“Warlike” (Spanish origin, modern American adaptation)

From the friend’s field (Old English).