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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is African American; and a substring is n.
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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.
Tenita f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Tanisha.
Tequan m African American (Modern)
Variant of Taquan, a combination of the popular phonetic elements ta and quan.
Termaine m African American
Possible combination of Tremaine and Germaine.
Terquavion m African American (Rare)
A modern African-American name... [more]
Terrion m African American
Possibly a variant of Tyrone.
Tevina f African American
Feminine form of Tevin.
Teyana f African American (Rare)
Contraction of Tiana with the popular prefix/suffix Tey.
Theonita f African American
The name was originally made up from Theophilus and Juanita.... [more]
Tijuana f African American
Possibly from the name of the Mexican city, Tijuana. A known bearer of this name is American actress Tijuana Ricks (1978-).
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.
Tiyon m African American (Americanized, Rare)
Brave, Funny, Wise warrior
Tona f Dutch, Scandinavian, Spanish, African American
Diminutive of Antonia. In Scandinavia it is also used as a variant of Tone (the Norwegian form of Þone).... [more]
Tondalaya f African American
The (misspelled) name of an 11 year old girl featured in the 'Jet' magazine in 1955.... [more]
Tonicha f African American (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tanisha. In the case of the Portuguese singer Tonicha (1946-), born Antónia de Jesus Montes Tonicha, it is apparently from her surname.
Tonique f African American
From French “tonic”.
Tonita f African American
Posibbly a diminutive of Tonia.
Toriano m African American
Perhaps originally a short form of Victoriano. This name was borne by American musician Toriano 'Tito' Jackson (1953-2024), 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.
Tranese f African American (Modern, Rare)
A blend of Tracy and names that end in -nese.
Trazana f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be an alteration (through metathesis) of Tarzana, which is said to mean "strange woman" in Bantu. Also compare Tarzan.... [more]
Tremaine m & f African American, Cornish
Historically a Cornish surname meaning "stone settlement", derived from the Cornish 'tre', meaning a homestead or settlement, and 'men', meaning stone. ... [more]
Trenay f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre and nay, probably modelled on Renee.
Trene f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre and nay, probably modelled on Renee... [more]
Trenice f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements tre and nees. It may be modelled on Denise.
Trenisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre, nee and sha.
Treshawn m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix tre and Shawn.
Trevaughn m African American
Variant of Trevon influenced by Vaughn.
Treveonta m African American (Rare)
Possibly a blend of names such as Trevion (or Treveon) and Trevonte... [more]
Trevonte m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre, von and tay.
Trinia f English (American), African American
Combination of the popular name prefix tri and Shania.
Tunisha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Tanisha, perhaps influenced by the name of the country Tunisia.
Twan m African American (Rare)
Either a masculine form of Twana or a short form of Antwan.
Twanda f African American (Rare)
Combination of Twana with the popular suffix da, inspired by names like Shawnda and Wanda.
Tyanna f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ty, ya and na, probably modelled on Ayanna and influenced by Tiana.
Tyderreon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic element ty and the name Derreon.
Tyjuan m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty and Juan 1.
Tymarion m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix Ty- and Marion 2.
Tynetta f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix Ty- and Netta 1.
Tynika f African American
Variant of Tanika except with the ty- prefix.
Tynise f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ty and nees.
Tyquanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tyquan, or a combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty and Quanna.
Tyronda f African American (Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Tyrone, combining the popular phonetic prefix ty with the name Rhonda... [more]
Tyronica f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Veronica.
Tytiana f African American (Modern)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Tatiana.
Tytianna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tytiana. Tytianna was given to 7 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.
Tyvon m African American (Rare)
An invented name based on the popular name syllables Ty and von.
Tywayne m African American (Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Dewayne.
Udonis m African American (Rare), Obscure
Perhaps an altered form of Adonis. This is borne by the American basketball player Udonis Haslem (1980-).
Uganda f & m African American (Rare)
From the name of the African country.
Uniqua f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Unique, using the popular African-American suffix -qua.
Unita f African American
Elaboration of Unity.
Urelaine f African American (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain etymology.
Vanasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, possibly based on the sounds found in names such as Vanessa, Venetia, Janasia and Danasia... [more]
Vashawn m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix va- with Shawn.
Ve’ondre m & f African American
Possibly a female version of DeAndre or Deondre, or Ondre combines with the prefix Ve... [more]
Vernell f & m African American
Variant of Vernel, or possibly an elaborated form of Verna and Vernon.
Vernessa f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an attempt at creating a feminine form of Verne influenced by Vanessa.
Vinyette f African American
Alternate spelling of the word vignette.
Vondrea f African American (Modern, Rare)
Probably a blend of the popular name syllable Von (compare Lavonne) with the name Andrea 2.
Vonetta f English (American), African American
Possibly a feminine form of Von 3, using the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -etta. It had a little burst of popularity in the United States in the 1970s, when the actress Vonetta McGee (1945-2010) was active.
Vonice f American (South), African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a combination of the phonetic elements von (from Yvonne) and ice (from a name such as Eunice, Bernice or Janice).
Vontae m African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic element von and the name Dante, or a short form of Devontae.
Wadeline f African American
Wadeline Jonathas is an American track and field athlete
Washawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix Wa and Shawn, or from Quashawn.
Wayshawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of names such as Dayshawn and Kayshawn
Win m African American
From win (n.) Old English winn "labor, toil; strife, conflict; profit, gain,." Modern sense of "a victory in a game or contest" is first attested 1862, from the verb.
Windreaka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name. Extremely rare.
Wintra m & f English (Archaic), Anglo-Saxon, African American, English
Old English byname meaning "winter", originally given to a person with a frosty or gloomy temperament.... [more]
Xantus m African American (Modern, Rare)
Maybe derived from the originally Hungarian surname Xántus.
Xavion m African American (Modern)
Formed from Xavier and the on suffix found in such names as Davion, Javion, Trevion and Tavion.
Xylina f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Modern name coined in the early 20th century either as a variant of Xylia or directly from Greek ξύλινος (xylinos) meaning "wooden; of wood" (a derivative of ξύλον (xylon) "wood", a word used in the New Testament to mean "the Cross")... [more]
Xylon m English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Rare)
Derived from Greek ξύλον (xylon) meaning "wood, timber", a word used in the New Testament of the cross (for example, Acts of the Apostles 5:30 and 10:39).
Yazen m African American
Meaning unknown.
Yohance m African American (Rare), Hausa (?)
Used by American comedian, writer and civil rights activist Dick Gregory for his son born 1973. According to a 1973 issue of Jet magazine, Gregory and his wife Lillian found the name in a book called Names from Africa, and Yohance 'means "God's gift" in the Hausa language of Nigeria.'
Zamarion m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix za and Marion 2.
Zamontae m African American (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name modelled after names such as Lamonte, Damonte and Jamontae.
Zamontae m African American
It refers to a lone and nonchalant indifferent person
Zaveion m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zavion. The name Zaveion was given to 23 boys born in the United States in 2004 according to the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Zavion m African American (Modern)
Invented name, blending Xavier with the on suffix found in such names as Davion, Javion and Tavion.
Zaylani f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on similar names like Kailani and Leilani.
Zaylon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylen, the spelling influenced by Waylon. (Also compare Braylon and Jaylon.)
Zayquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements zay and quan.
Zenaya f English (Modern, Rare), English (American), African American
Uncertain etymology. Possibly an alternative spelling of Zeniah, derived from Greek name Xenia meaning "hospitality"... [more]
Zenee f African American, English (Modern, Rare)
Creation based on the name Renee.
Zhane m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare), African American (Modern)
Variant of Zane 1. This was the name of the Silver Ranger in the TV series 'Power Rangers in Space'.
Zionira f African American
Feminine form of Zion combining Zion and the popular suffix -ira.
Zonnique f African American (Modern, Rare)
In the case of Zonnique Pullins (1996-), an American television personality and singer, it appears to be a feminine form of Zonnie which is her father's name... [more]
Zyan m English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Zion, the spelling probably influenced by that of Ryan.
Zyana f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements zy (found in names such as Zion, Zyaire and Xylon), ya and na, perhaps modelled on Ayanna.
Zyion m & f African American
Variant of Zion.
Zyquan m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Quan with the popular prefix Zy-.
Zyron m African American (Modern)
Possibly an invented name formed using the same sounds found in names such as Zion, Byron and Tyron.
Zyshawn m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix zy with Shawn.
Zyshonne m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zyshawn. Some usage was generated in the late 1990s and early 2000s due to the fact that several media outlets wrongly identified this as the real name of American rapper Silkk the Shocker (1975-), for example he was called Zyshonne Miller by Jet magazine in May 1998 and by the Washington Post in September 2000... [more]