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Muddy m English (Rare), African American
From the adjective used as a nickname for someone who is covered in mud. Famous bearers of this nickname ''Muddy'' include the American baseball player Muddy Ruel (1896-1963), and American singer and musician Muddy Waters (1913-1983).

Mufasa m Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Name of a character in 'The Lion King' franchise, who is Scar's older brother, Sarabi's mate, Simba's father and Kiara and Kion's paternal grandfather and introduced as the King of the Pride Lands.

Naiquan m African American (Modern, Rare)

Najai f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Najae.

Nakia m & f Popular Culture, African American
Briefly charted on American popularity lists due to the short-lived television police drama series 'Nakia' (1974), which starred Robert Forster as a Navajo deputy sheriff, "who was often in conflict with his people's customs and white man's law"... [more]

Namari m & f African American (Rare), South African
Combination of the sounds found in names such as Jamari, Amari and Kamari.

Nanya m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of N'anya.

Narcato m African American

Nashon m African American (Rare)
Likely a variant of the biblical name Nahshon (perhaps via Naashon, the spelling used in the King James Version).

Nathaddeus m African American
Combination of Nathaniel and Thaddeus.

Natthew m African American (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Matthew.

Nayvadius m African American
This is the birth name of American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer, Future.

Negus m African American, Tigrinya
Means "king" in Tigrinya.

Neiko m & f African American (Rare)

Neviah m African American

Neysean m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular phonetic element nay and Sean.

Nichael m African American (Modern, Rare)
A blend of Nicholas and Michael

Niger m African American (Modern)
From the name of the African country

Nijae f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Najae.

Nike m Brazilian (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Nick and Mike (Compare Nichael).

Niqo m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nico.

Norell m African American

Nsikan m African American

Nyjah f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Nylo m African American

Nyoka f & m Literature, African American, Swahili
A name created by Edgar Rice Burroughs for his novel Nyoka The Jungle Girl. ... [more]

Omarion m African American
Elaborated form of Omar 1.

Ondre m African American
Variant Andre

Ontario m African American (Rare)
From the name of the Canadian province, or from the name of Lake Ontario (see the place name Ontario), which is probably derived from the Huron word ontarí:io meaning "great lake".... [more]

Orenthal m African American (Rare)
This given name is best known for being the first name of the retired American football player and actor O. J. Simpson, who was born in 1947 as Orenthal James Simpson. According to a 1968 interview with LIFE magazine, Simpson himself does not know the meaning and origin of his first name, telling the reporter that his aunt was the one who had named him and that she would only ever tell him that she had named him after a French or Italian actor.... [more]

Oronde m African American

O'sean m African American (Modern, Rare)

Oshae m & f African American
Perhaps a variant of Oshea. This is borne by Oshae Brissett (1998-), a Canadian basketball player of Jamaican descent. A female bearer is American boxer Oshae Jones (1998-).

Oshay m African American
Transferred use of the surname Oshay.

Oterious m African American

Ozell m & f African American
Transferred use of the surname Ozell.

Pareise f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
American and English variant of Paris 1 or Paris 2.

Pariese m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paris 1 or Paris 2.

Peerless m African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Peerless. It coincides with an English word meaning "having no equal, matchless"... [more]

Perfection m & f English (Rare), English (African, Rare), African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the word perfection, referring to the quality or state of being perfect or complete.

Perrye m & f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Perry or Perri.

Pharaoh m English, Mormon, African American
Pharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the rulers of all Ancient Egyptian dynasties. Historically, however, "pharaoh" only started being used as a title for the king during the New Kingdom, specifically during the middle of the eighteenth dynasty, after the reign of Hatshepsut... [more]

Pharoh m African American
Variant of Pharoah.

Philonise m African American

Pili m African American

Plaxico m African American
Unknown meaning or origin.... [more]

Pognon m French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Pognon.

Prenethis m African American (Rare)

Prophet m African American (Modern), English (African)
From the English word prophet, ultimately from Greek προφήτης (prophetes) meaning "one who speaks for a god" (itself from πρό (pro) "before" and φημί (phemi) "to speak, to declare").

Qadrecius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Qirin m African American
A chimerical creature from East Asian mythology (Chinese/pinyin: qílín, Japanese kirin).

Qua-aron m African American

Quacey m African American, Caribbean
Anglicization of Kwasi.

Quadir m African American (Rare)
Variant of Qadir.

Quamain m African American (Modern)
Variant of Kwamaine.

Quamaine m African American (Modern)
Variant of Kwamaine

Quamane m African American (Modern)
Variant of Kwamaine.

Quame m Western African (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Kwame.

Quan m African American
Borrowing of Quân or Kwan, used primarily by African Americans.

Quandarius m African American (Rare)
Combination of Quan and Darius.

Quantae m African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements quan and tay, or possibly a blend of Quan and Dante.

Quantarius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quandarius.

Quantavious m African American

Quantez m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quantis.

Quantis m & f African American
Transferred use of the surname Quantis.

Quashawn m & f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Qua with the name Shawn.

Quavion m African American (Rare)
Variant of Kavon.

Quavious m African American

Quavo m African American
Born by American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer Quavo (1991-)

Quayshawn m African American (Rare)

Quennel m African American
Famous bearer is singer Quennel Gaskin.... [more]

Queshon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of KeShawn or KeShaun.

Quille f & m English, African American
Variant of Quill, or a diminutive of Aquila or Shaquille. It may also be transferred use of the surname Quille.

Quindarious m African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name, based on Quin and Darius.

Quindarius m African American (Rare)
Contraction of Quin and Darius.

Quintarius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quindarius.

Quintavious m African American (Modern, Rare)

Quinterious m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quinterrius.

Quinterius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quinterrius.

Quinterrius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quintarius.

Quintez m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Quin.

Quintonio m African American
A blend of Quinton and Antonio.

Qwynnterrio m African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Quintarius and Ontario.

Radcliffe m African American
Transferred use of the surname Radcliffe.

Radric m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rodrick. This is the real name of American rapper Gucci Mane (1980-), born Radric Davis.

Raekwon m African American (Modern)
Variant of Raquan.

Raheim m African American (Rare)
Variant of Raheem.

Rahiem m African American (Rare)
Variant of Raheem.

Rahmel m African American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
"Son of god" according to most sources.

Rahzir m African American

Raiquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raekwon.

Rajon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rayjon.

Ramel m African American

Ramond m African American (Rare)
Variant of Raymond

Raphiael m African American (Rare)
Variant of Raphael.

Raquan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name elements Ra and quan. Cf. Daquan, Jaquan, Raekwon.

Rasean m & f African American
Variant of Rashaun.

Rashaad m African American
Variant of Rashad.

Rashaan m African American
Variant of Rashawn.

Rashan m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn.

Rashane m African American
Combination of the prefix Ra with the name Shane.

Rashard m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashad possibly influenced by Richard.

Ra'shede m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashed.

Rasheen m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn, possibly influenced by Sheen.

Rashon m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn.

Rauque m African American
Possible variant of Rock.

Rayjon m African American (Rare)
Combination of Ray and Jon 2.

Raymone m African American (Rare)
Variation of Ramon, emphasizing the name Ray.... [more]

Raymonte m African American

Raynell f & m English, African American
In the case of the African American masculine name it is a compound of Raymond and Cornell/Darnell.

Rayon m African American (Modern)

Rayshad m African American (Modern)
Maybe a variant of Rashad.

Rayshard m African American (Modern, Rare)

Rayshaun m African American (Modern)
Variant of Rayshawn.

Rayshawn m & f African American (Modern)
Combination of Ray and Shawn.

Rayshon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rayshawn.

Razarious m English (African, Rare), African American (Rare)

Reimond m African American
Variant of Raymond.

Requis m African American (Americanized, Modern)

Reshad m African American
Variant of Rashad.

Revon m African American

Rhamondre m African American
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Rhashan m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashaun.

Rhoshii m African American (Rare)

Richaun m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Rashaun inspired by the spelling of Richard.

Ricshod m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Rishard m African American
Variant of Richard.

R'mani f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Armani.

Rodrick m African American
From a surname that was a variant of Roderick.

Rodwin m African American

Ro'kwon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Robert and Kwon.

Romare m African American (Rare)
The African American collage artist Romare Bearden is a famous person with this first name.

Romello m English, African American
Variant of Romelo.

Romelo m Filipino, African American (Rare)

Rondell m African American
Possibly an invented name. A famous bearer is American actor Rondell Sheridan (1958-).

Ronreco m African American (Rare)
Variant of Ronrico, the name of a brand of rum (which was originally made by the Ron Rico company of Puerto Rico), composed of the Spanish words ron "rum" and rico "rich". The American actor RonReaco Lee (1977-) told a reporter in 2015 that his mother derived his name from the rum brand.

Rontez m African American (Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning.

Roshaun m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn.

Roshawn m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn.

Roshon m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn.

Rumal m African American

Rushaun m & f African American
Variant of Rushawn using the name Shaun instead of Shawn.

Rushawn m African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix Ru- and the given name Shawn

Saddiq m Nigerian, African American (?)
Variant of Sadiq.

Saheed m African American
In the Middle East, Saheed holds a special place within the region’s diverse cultural mosaic. It is embraced by countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Egypt, where it represents a deep connection to religious and spiritual beliefs... [more]

Saiah f & m African American
Diminutive of Isaiah.

Samari m African American

Samuell m English (Rare), African American, Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Samuel.

Saquan m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Quan.

Savaughn m & f African American (Modern)
Variant of Savon, the spelling influenced by that of Vaughn.

Savion m African American (Modern)
Meaning unknown. Possibly a variant of Xavier or Savyon. Savyon is a Hebrew name for “Senecio,” a genus of the daisy family.

Savior m African American (Rare)
From the English word savior, ultimately from the Late Latin salvare "to save".

Savon m & f African American
Of uncertain origin, perhaps a combination of phonetic elements sa and von. It also coincides with the French word for "soap". This was the name of a character played by Ice Cube in the 1992 movie Trespass.

Seandre m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Sean and André.

Seantavius m African American (Rare)
Combination of Sean and Tavius.

Seantrel m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Sean using the popular name suffix trel.

Sebastion m African American (Modern)
Variant of Sebastian.

Senquez m African American (Rare)

Sequan m African American (Rare)
Variant of Saquan.

Shadonte m African American
An elaboration of Donte with the prefix Sha-.

Shadrias m African American
Meaning unknown.

Shaedon m African American
A variation of the Hebrew names Shai, Shay, and later on the English (Modern) variant of the name Shae

Shajuan f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix sha- combined with the name Juan 1 (See also Dajuan).

Shakeem m African American

Shakoi m African American (Modern, Rare)

Shamar m African American, Jamaican Patois
Combination of the phonetic elements sha and mar, probably modelled on Lamar or Jamar.

Shamari f & m African American (Rare)

Shamir m & f Biblical, African American
Variant of Shamira.

Shanardo m African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Shaqueel m African American
Variant of Shakil.

Shaquill m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaquille.

Sharmell m & f African American

Sharrod m African American, American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Sharrod. A famous namesake is basketball player Sharrod Ford.

Shaundarius m African American (Rare)
Combination of the names Shaun and Darius.

Shavell f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Chevelle.

Shawndarius m African American (Rare)
Combination of the names Shawn and Darius.

Shawnta f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Shantae. Rarely used as a variant of Shawn.

Shawntae f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Shawntay f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Shawntez m African American (Rare)
Combination of Shawn and the suffix tez from Cortéz.

Shawntrell m African American
Variant spelling of Seantrel.

Shayaa m Muslim (Rare), African American (Rare, ?)

Shemar m African American
Variant of Shamar.

Shequille m African American (Rare)
Variant of Shaquille.

Shernold m & f African American

Shimeek m African American (Rare)

Shiny m & f English, African American
From the English word shiny, meaning "glorious, shining, brightness".

Shiquan m African American (Rare)
Variant of Shaquan.

Shirvy m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Shomari m & f African American

Shondarius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Shaundarius.

Shondell f & m African American (Modern, Rare)

Shonte f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Shourvoisier m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Bastardization and transferred use of the surname Courvoisier.

Shuka m African American

Shyheim m African American
Usage of this name was likely inspired by the rapper Shyheim.

Sindarius m African American (Rare)
Possibly a combination of a given name that starts with Sin- (such as Sinclair) with Darius.... [more]

Sinorice m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. The best known bearer of this name is Sinorice Moss (b. 1983), a former professional player of American football.

Sinquan m African American

Sire m African American
Middle English from Old French, from an alteration of Latin senior.

Sokde m African American

Soulougue m French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Presumably a variant or misreading of the surname Soulouque.... [more]

Stephon m African American
Variant of Stephen formed using the phonetic suffix on. It might be considered an anglicized form of Stéphane.

Steveland m African American (Rare), English (Rare)

Stevon m English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Steven, perhaps influenced by Stefan.... [more]

Stokely m African American, English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Stokely. Borne by Stokely Carmichael, American activist.

Superior m & f African American, English
Late Middle English from Old French superiour, from Latin superior, comparative of superus ‘that is above’, from super ‘above’.

Supreme m African American

Sylis m African American (Modern, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

Symere m African American

Syncere m & f African American (Modern)
Variant of Sincere.

Syx m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Apparently derived from the English word six, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of Styx. This name was used by American singer-songwriter and rapper 6lack (real name Ricardo Valdez Valentine Jr.; 1992-) for his daughter born 2017.

Ta f & m African American (Rare)
Shortening of African American names starting with ta- (example Talisha for females and Tashaun for males).

Taca f & m African American (Rare, Archaic, ?)

Tahj m African American (Modern)
Variant of Taj (which in turn was used by American musician Tito Jackson, a member of the Jackson 5, for his first son born 1973 - Toriano Adaryll 'Taj' Jackson Jr... [more]

Tahjae f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Tahj using the phonetic element jay. Also compare Ajee, Tyjae.

Tahlil m African American (Modern)
A portmanteau of Tammy, meaning "perfection" and Kahlil, meaning "friend". The resulting meaning is "perfect friend."

Taiwan m African American
Variant of Tyjuan. The spelling has probably been influenced by the name of the country of Taiwan.

Tajion m African American

Tajuan m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix ta with the name Juan 1, making it a masculine form of Tajuana.

Tamarion m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarion.

Tamarki m African American

Tanqueray m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tanqueray. This is the name of a brand of gin, which was founded by British distiller Charles Tanqueray (1810-1868).

Tanzanite m African American (Rare)

Taon m African American

Taquan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements ta and quan.

Tarell m African American
Variant of Terrell.

Tarian m English (American), African American

Taronta m African American

Tarvaris m African American (Rare)
Altered form of Tavares.

Tarvarius m African American (Rare)
Altered form of Tavares.

Tarvarus m African American (Modern, Rare)
Altered form of Tavares.

Taryll m African American
Variant of Terrell or Darryl. This name was used by American musician Toriano Adaryll 'Tito' Jackson, a member of the Jackson 5, for his son born 1975.

Tashane m African American
Combination of prefix Ta- with Shane.

Tashaud m African American (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of the phonetic element ta with Rashad.

Tashaun m African American
Combination of the prefix ta and Shaun.

Tashawn m & f African American
Variant of Tashaun.

Taurean m & f African American (Rare)
From the English word that means "person born under the astrological sign Taurus" (see Taurus). Use of the name has been inspired by the American actor Taurean Blacque (1941-2022), known for his role on the police drama television series Hill Street Blues (1981-1987), who was born Herbert Middleton, Jr... [more]

Tavares m African American
From the Portuguese surname Tavares. This name appeared in the American popularity charts in the mid-1970s, due to the American R&B and soul musical group Tavares (a family musical group composed of five brothers surnamed Tavares, whose parents were of Cape Verdean descent).

Tavari m African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Tavares.

Tavarious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Tavares.

Tavaris m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tavares.

Tavarres m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tavares.

Taveion m African American (Modern, Rare)

Tavian m African American
Diminutive of Octavian.

Tavion m African American
Variant of Tavian.

Tavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Octavius.

Tavoris m African American
Altered form of Tavares.

Tayjon m African American (Rare)

Taymor m African American

Taymour m African American
Variant of Taymor.

Tayon m African American

Taysean m African American
Variant of Tayshaun.

Tayshaun m African American
Combination of the prefix tay and Shaun.

Tayshawn m African American
Variant of Tayshaun.

Tayshon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tayshaun.

Tayvion m African American
Variant of Tavian.

Tayvon m African American

Tchaka m African American
Variant of Chaka.

Tecardo m African American

Teddrick m African American
Combination of Ted and Rick.

Tee f & m African American
Variant of Tea.

Tekari m African American

Telvin m African American (Modern)
Probably a spin-off of the name Tevin influenced by names like Calvin and Kelvin, popularised through the R&B singer Tevin Campbell.

Temetrius m & f African American
Temetrius is a variant spelling of Demetrius.

Tequan m African American (Modern)
Variant of Taquan, a combination of the popular phonetic elements ta and quan.

Terik m African American
Alternate spelling of Tariq

Termaine m African American
Possible combination of Tremaine and Germaine.

Terquavion m African American (Rare)
A modern African-American name... [more]

Terrill m & f African American
Variant of Terrell.

Terrion m African American
Possibly a variant of Tyrone.

Terron m African American
Variant of Tarran.

Tervon m African American

Tesehki f & m African American (Rare)
First used by TV personality Latifa “Tesehki” Malone. Origin unknown.

Teshawn m African American
Variant of Tayshaun.

Tevron m African American (Rare)

Theil m African American

Thoran m African American (Modern, Rare)

Tijay m & f African American (Modern, Rare), Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Tijuan m African American (Rare)
Masculine form of Tijuana.

Timmion m African American
Timmion (v.) - He who creates himself.... [more]

Tirien f & m African American
Meaning "kind", Tirien may be invented, or a variant of Tirion.

Tirrell m African American
Variant of Terrell.

Tiyon m African American (Americanized, Rare)
Brave, Funny, Wise warrior

T'kai m African American (Modern, Rare)

Tommicus m African American

Torian m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Toriano.

Toriano m African American, Trinidadian Creole
Perhaps originally a short form of Victoriano. This is borne by American musician Toriano 'Tito' Jackson (1953-), a member of the Jackson 5.

Torrence m African American (Modern, Rare), English
Transferred use of the surname Torrence or variation of Terrance.

Torreon m African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Taurean. It also coincides with the name of a city in Mexico, Torreón.

Tradarius m African American
Variant of Tredarius.

Trai m African American
Variant of Trey.

Tramaine m & f African American
Variant of Tremaine.

Tramanee m African American (Rare)

Tramar m African American

Travion m African American (Modern)
Variant of Trevon.

Travon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Trayvon.

Travontae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Trevonte.

Trayshawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Treshawn.

Trayvon m African American (Modern)
Variant of Trevon.