Discover Beautiful African American Names

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Bacchus: In Roman mythology, the god of wine and revelry (Roman).

Watchful one (Hebrew).

Eighteenth-century African name of unknown meaning and origin.

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

English origin, meaning “settlement of field”

“Ruler of the world” (Irish origin, popular in African American communities)

Fast runner, quick-footed one (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Swahili origin, meaning “blond”

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

From the secure fortress (Old English).

No meaning available

Short land (Dutch).

No meaning available

“Good judgment” (Arabic origin)

Form of Clifford: From the cliff ford; one who dwells at the ford near the cliff (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Peace” (Igbo origin)

Little Steven (Spanish).

Blend of “Qu” and “Arian”

No meaning available

Of honorable birth; nobleman, leader (Old English).

From the wine town (English).

“Clever warrior” (English origin)

“Supplanter” (modern African American origin)

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Levardis, a form of the word veritas: Truth (Latin).

Meaning and origin unknown.

Form of Ellsworth: From the estate of a noble one (English).

Place name—towns in Massachusetts and West Virginia.

“From the moor town” (English origin)

No meaning available

No meaning available

Curly-haired one (Latin; New Testament).

“Darling, beloved” (English origin, adapted)

“Hero” (English origin)

From Ella’s hill or foreign hill (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Form of Christian: Follower of Christ, a Christian (Ecclesiastic Greek; Late Latin).

Unique spelling of “Malik,” meaning “king”

Unique variation of “Lamont”

No meaning available

Greek form of Elijah: Jehovah is my God (Hebrew; Old Testament—Prophet who was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire). New Testament spelling of the Old Testament prophet’s name.

Form of Thurman: Protected by Thor, the ancient Norse god of thunder (English).

Meaning unknown (Amharic, Ethiopia); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Unique African American name

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

No meaning available

“Follower of Christ” (Greek origin)

Form of Levardis, a form of the word veritas: Truth (Latin).

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

Word name—Term used to address a young boy.

Form of Dion or Dennis, forms of Dionysos: God of wine and revelry (Greek).

From the triangular or gore-shaped hill; from the marshes (Old English).

“Valley” (English origin)

Disciple of St. Columba (Scottish Gaelic).

Little eagle (French).

Unique African American name

Form of Richard: Powerful ruler (Old German).

No meaning available

Form of Damian, a form of Damianos: Tamer; one who makes men gentle (Greek).

“Cart driver” (English origin, widely used)

Blend of “Qu” and “Arion”

Blend of “Dar” and “Darius”

No meaning available

“Industrious ruler” (German origin)

No meaning available

Form of Festus: Meaning and origin unknown. In the New Testament, the procurator of Judea through whom Paul made his famous appeal to Caesar.

Form of Akello: I have brought, bring forth (ah-KEHL-oh—Alur, Uganda).

No meaning available

Possible form of Akin, Akins: Warrior, hero, brave man or boy (ah-KEEN, ah-KEENS—Yoruba, Nigeria).

Unique African American name

Unique African American name with “-ion” suffix

English form of Alan: Handsome, cheerful, harmonious one (Irish Gaelic).

Form of Kenneth: Handsome one (Irish Gaelic).

English form of Jordan: Descender (Hebrew); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Noble, loyal” (modern American origin)

“Famous warrior” (English origin)

No meaning available

Form of Thaddeus: One who praises (Latin).

Form of Antaios: An adversary; one who is opposite (an-TEE-us—Greek).

Form of Stacy: Stable; prosperous (Latin).

“Sword” (Swahili origin)

Mighty or wise protector (Old German).

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Ezekiel: Strength of God; God will strengthen (Hebrew; Old Testament—prophet for whom a book in the Old Testament is named).

Field of spears (English).

No meaning available

No meaning available

Unique African American name

Hebrew origin, meaning “the Lord is my God”

Famous for land (Old German).

“Famous ruler” (Welsh origin)

No meaning available

“Peace” (Hebrew origin)

Form of Aloysius, a form of Louis: Famous warrior (al-oh-WIH-shus—French; Late Latin).

Created name from African-American culture.

From the stronghold (den-ZEL—English).

“Follower of Demeter” (Greek origin)