Discover Beautiful African American Names

Unique modern name

Form of Cornelius: Like a horn (Latin).

Virtue name, meaning “bravery”

“Fit, strong” (Irish origin)

Form of Bert: Shining brightly; glorious one (Old English).

Dweller at the fortified army camp (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Chalk ridge (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Form of Aldrich: Old, wise ruler (German).

Form of Andre: Strong, manly (French).

Keeper of the enclosed hedge (Old English).

“Scribe, bookbinder” (English origin, popularized by Booker T. Washington)

Nobleman (mar-KEE—French; MAR-quis).

“The king” (French origin)

The child is like a crown that brings honor to a king (Youruba, Nigeria).

Form of Abduhl: Servant of God (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

Ruler (Zulu, South Africa).

Blend of “Car” and “Dell”

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

German origin, meaning “wolf power”

Variation of “Lamont” with an “e” ending

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Form of Cadell: Spirit of battle (Irish; Welsh).

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

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture.

Unique blend of “D” prefix and “Marr”

“Prayed for” (Hebrew origin)

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

“Blessed” (Latin origin)

“Thankful” (Swahili origin)

Shortened form of “Xavier”

Son of Anders, the Scandinavian form of Andrew: Strong, manly (Greek); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

Modern name variation, combining “De” with “Mario”

Shortened form of “Montel” or “Montez”

Spanish form of Joseph: God will add or increase (Hebrew).

French origin, meaning “wool worker”

No meaning available

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

No meaning available

“Wild garlic island” (Scottish origin)

Song, joy (male or female name—Hebrew).

Free man (Old English).

No meaning available

Form of Alfred: Elf counselor; good counselor; counselor with wisdom and diplomacy (Old English).

Blend of “Jamar” and “Marcus”

Coal worker (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Ridge” (English origin)

Form of Siegmund: Glorious protector (Old German).

Small settlement (Anglo-Saxon; Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

Strong one (Celtic).

Form of Beaufort: From the beautiful stronghold (Old French).

Meaning unknown (Mali).

“Great, magnificent” (Latin origin)

“Fair town” (modern African American origin)

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

Arabic origin, meaning “powerful”

Mortal, man of the red earth; first human created by God (Old Testament; Hebrew).

Unique African American name

Meaning and origin unknown.

No meaning available

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

Form of Shawn, a form of Sean, the Irish form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

Meaning and origin unknown; surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Overseer” (English origin)

Meaning and origin unknown.

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

“Moonlight” (African origin)

“Wise” (Arabic origin)

Form of Jaron: To sing, to cry out (Hebrew).

Son of life; man of religion (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Hill of the powwow (pow-hat-an—Algonquin, Native North American).

“Courteous” (French origin)

From the black meadow or hill (English; Irish; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Form of Corliss: Benevolent (English).

Like a horn (Latin).

Form of Kalif: Holy boy (Muslim; Somalia).

Unique modern name

“Supplanter” (modern African American origin)

Unique African American name

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

“God is my strength” (Hebrew origin)

Father is exalted (EE-bra-heem—Hausa, Nigeria).

“Of the forest” (modern African American origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

Firm, constant one; steadfast (Latin).

“Son of Japheth” (modern American origin)

Reddish-brown-haired and powerful (Old English).

Japanese origin, meaning “thunder and lightning”

Dweller at the old town or estate (Old English).

Created name from African-American culture.

Akan origin, meaning “born on Saturday”

“Mind, intellect” (German origin)

No meaning available

No meaning available