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Chatani f African American

Chaunacy f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaughnessy.

Chauntasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Probably a combination of Chanté with the suffix tasia (from names such as Anastasia or Fantasia).

Chaunté f African American
Variant of Shaunte.

Chauntea f African American (Modern)
Variant of Chanté.

Chauntee f African American (Modern)
Variant of Chanté

Chaunti f African American
Variant of Shauntay.

Chavon f African American (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form of Siobhán.

Chawn f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shawn.

Chazmin f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jasmin 1.

Chekesha f African American (Modern)
Possibly derived from the Swahili verb -chekesha meaning "to joke, to kid, to make laugh" (the causative form of -cheka "to laugh").

Chelcy f African American
Variant of Chelsea.

Chenae f African American
Variant of Shanae.

Chenay f English, African American
Variant of Shanae.

Cheneka f African American
Variant of Shaniqua.

Chenelle f English (American), African American, Trinidadian Creole, Afrikaans
Variant of Chanel.

Chenille f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
From the English word for the soft fabric, which is borrowed from French chenille "caterpillar" (literally "little dog").

Chenique f African American
Perhaps a variant of Shaniqua.

Chequita f African American
Variant of Chiquita.

Cherelle f English, African American
Altered form of Cheryl using the popular name suffix elle. See also Cherrelle.

Chevelle f English (American, Rare), African American, Jamaican Patois
After the name of the car model Chevrolet Chevelle, itself likely a combination of the brand name Chevrolet with the feminine suffix -elle... [more]

Chevonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shavonda.

Chimere f & m African American
From the brand of perfume called Chimère, which was introduced by Prince Matchabelli in 1979. The French word chimère means "chimera". This is the middle name of American R&B singer Ne-Yo (1979-), real name Shaffer Chimere Smith.

Chiniqua f African American
Possibly a variant of Shaniqua.

Chiqui f English (American, Rare), African American
Diminutive of Chiquita.

Chiquita f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American
Means "little girl" in Spanish, from the Spanish chica "girl" combined with the diminutive suffix ita.... [more]

Chiquitta f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chiquita.

Chrisean m & f African American
Probably a combination of Chris and Sean.

Chudney f African American (Modern, Rare)
Used by American singer Diana Ross for her daughter born 1975. According to Ross, it originated as a misspelling of the word chutney, which refers to a type of condiment, and is derived from Hindi चाटना (chāṭnā) "to lick, to eat with appetite".... [more]

Cincere m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Sincere.

Ci'niya f African American (Modern)

Cinsere m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sincere.

Claireece f Literature, African American (Rare)
Variant of Clarice. This is the given name of Claireece Precious Jones in the book 'Push' and the movie 'Precious'.

Clareese f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Clarice or Clarisse.

Claretha f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Clare in the same fashion as Aretha and Eartha.

Claudell m & f African American
Perhaps an elaborated form of Claude.

Cleaster f African American

Cleotha m & f African American (Rare)
This was borne by American singer Cleotha "Cleedy" Staples (1934-2013), a member of the Staple Singers musical group.

Clintona f African American
Feminine form of Clinton.... [more]

Clintonia f African American
Variant of Clintona.

Comeshia f African American, English
Variant of Cameshia.

Conique f African American

Corenthia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Corinthia.

Corietta f African American

Corletta f African American (Rare)

Coronda f African American (Rare)
Likely an invented name, possibly a combination of Corinna and Rhonda. Also compare Sharonda.

Crestal f African American (Modern, Rare)

Curtisa f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Curtis.

Cymphonique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Symphony using the suffix -ique (e.g., from Monique). Cymphonique Miller is a famous bearer.

Cymphony f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Symphony.

Cyniah f African American

Cyprianna f Bahamian Creole, African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyprian.

Dachelle f African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix da and Michelle.

Daffany f African American
Variant of Daphne.

Daija f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja.

Dailoni f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daylani.

Daizha f & m African American
Variant of Deja.

Dajanae f African American (Modern)
Variant of Dejanae.

Dajaneek f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dejanique.

Dajon m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Dajohn.

Dajour f African American
Variation of the words du jour.

Dajuana f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix Da- and the given name Juana , thus making it the feminine form of Dajuan.

Dakeena f African American (Rare)

Dalanda f Western African, African American
Means "creative" in Fulani.

Damani m & f African American (Modern)
Perhaps an invented rhyming variant of Amani using the popular prefix da-.

Damaria f African American
Feminine form of Damari.

Damesha f African American, Jamaican Patois
Variant of Damita.

Dameshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Damesha.

Damika f African American

Damisia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Damita f African American, American (South), Louisiana Creole
Allegedly from the Spanish word damita meaning "little lady" (a diminutive of dama "lady, dame", ultimately from Latin domina). This name was popularized in the 1960s by American singer Damita Jo DeBlanc (1930-1998).

Danae f African American, English (American)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and nay.

Danasia f African American (Modern)
Modern name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Deja, Danae 2 and Denisha.

Danaysha f African American (Rare)

Daneesha f African American
Variant of Denisha.

D'Angela f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deangela.

Danicia f African American (Modern)

Daniqua f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements da, nee and qua. It can also be viewed as a variant of Danica.

Danniele f Brazilian, American (Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Danielle.

Daphanie f Bahamian Creole (Rare, ?), African American (Rare)
Variant of Daphne.

Daquanda f African American (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Daquan using the same suffix found in names such as Yolanda, LaWanda and Lashonda.

Daquanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Daquan or elaboration of Quanna.

Daquasha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element da and the name Quasha.

Daquasia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Daquasha.

Daquisha f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Quisha using the popular prefix Da-.

Darayah f African American
Variant of Daria.

Darice f African American
Intended to be a feminine form of Darius, using the name suffix ice.

Darise f African American (Rare)
Variant of Darice.

Darkisha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix dar with Kisha.

Darlenia f African American
Elaboration of Darlene.

Darmesha f African American (Modern, Rare)

Darnella f African American (Rare)
Feminization of Darnell.

Darnelle f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form or variant of Darnell.

Darnitta f African American
Elaboration of the feminized version of Darnell.

Darreal m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Darrell.

Darrelle f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Darrell.

Dasani f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the bottled water brand Dasani, itself inspired in the Latin word sanus ("healthy"). This name was first recorded in the US in 1999, the year the brand was launched.

Dashae f & m African American
Variant of Dashay.

Dashana f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Dashauna or Dashawna, which are feminine forms of Deshaun and Deshawn.

Dashanique f African American
Usage and/or origin might be related to Dashana and Deshawn.

Dashauna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dashawna.

Dashawna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dashawn.

Dashay f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and shay. It can be spelled Dashay or with a capitalized third letter as DaShay.

Dashea f & m African American
Variant of Dashay.

Dasheena f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix Da- and Sheena.

Dashonda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix da and the name Shonda. It can be spelled DaShonda or Dashonda.

D’asia f African American
Variant of DeAsia.

Dasia f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja, possibly influenced by the spelling of Asia.

Dasmine f & m African American
Rhyming variant of Jasmine.

D'Atra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deitra. D'Atra Hicks, born Deitra Cherelle Hicks (1967-) is an American actress and singer. Hicks is best known for her role as Jackie Simmons in Tyler Perry's 2002 stage play 'Madea's Family Reunion'.

Datra f African American (Rare)
Variant of D'Atra.

Datrice f African American

Davarni m & f African American
American

Davelyne f African American
Combination of Dave and lynn

Davenia f African American, Jamaican Patois, South African

Da'vine f African American
Form the word "divine".

Davonna f African American (Rare)
Feminized elaboration of Davon.

Davonne f African American
Combination of the prefix Da and the name Yvonne.

Dawanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Dewanda.

Dawnyale f African American, English (American)
Variant of Danielle, perhaps inspired by Dawn.

Daycia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daysha.

Daydra f African American
Variant of Deidre or Daedra

Dayja f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja.

Dayonna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Dayana.

Daysha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements day and sha.

Dayshanae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements day, sha and nay. Also compare Dejanae, Dajanae.

Dayshawna f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Dayshawn.

Dayshia f African American (Modern)
A combination of the English word day and the popular suffix -shia.

Daysia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deja.

Dayvon m & f African American

Daziah f African American (Modern, Rare), Jamaican Patois (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dacia.

Dazmine f & m African American (Modern, Rare)

Deandrea f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Andrea 2 (compare Deandra, DeAndre, Deanna).

Deandreya f African American (Rare)
Female variant of Deandrey.

Deandria f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Deandra or combination of popular prefix De- with Andrea 2.

Deangel f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the given name Angel (See also DeAngelo and Deangela).

Deangela f African American (Rare)
Combination of Angela with the prefix De-, making it the feminine form of DeAngelo.

DeArcy m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Darcy.

Dearra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Diara. It can be spelled as Dearra or De'arra.

DeAsia f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Asia 1, or a variant of Deja.

Deavion m & f African American
Variant of Davion.

Deazah f African American (Modern)

Deeandra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diandra or combination of Dee and Andra.

Deeown m & f African American
Deeown comes from the names Declan, Deecan, Owen and Wesley. It’s a name most commonly used by African Americans in the 1960s with three children being named Deeown from 1961-1965. No one has been named Deeown since 1992 when it suddenly disappeared.

Deija f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deja.

Deiondra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deondra.

Deionna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminizataion of Deion.

Dej f African American (Modern)
Short form of Deja in the case of American rapper Dej Loaf (1991-), real name Deja Trimble.

Dejanae f African American
Combination of Deja and the common phonetic suffix nay, or else a combination of the popular name prefix de and Janae.

Dejanai f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dejanae.

Dejanique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de with the name Janique. It could also be an elaboration of Deja using the suffix sound -nique (from names such as Dominique, Monique and Unique).

Dejone f & m Jamaican Patois, African American (Rare)

Dejuana f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix De- and the perfix Juana -- making it the feminine form of Dejuan.

Dekasha f African American

Dekeisha f African American
Variant of Keisha with the -de prefix.

Dekeya f African American (Modern)
Combination of popular prefix de and Keya.

Dekisha f African American
Combination of the prefix De and the name Kisha.

Delandra f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Del and the name Andra.

Delara f English, African American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Delara or combination of the popular prefix De- with Lara 1.

Deleena f African American (Rare)
Variant of Delina.

Delinda f African American (Modern)
Probably a combination of the popular name prefix De and Linda (compare Celinda, Belinda, Melinda, Delicia, Delise), though it was previously a medieval short form of Adelinda (see Adalind) or other Germanic names with a similar sound; Saint Gundelinda (see Gundelind), for example, has been referred to as Saint Delinda.

Delisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Delicia.

Dellareese f English (American, Rare), African American
Variant of Dolores, possibly modeled on the names Della and Reese. Notable bearer of the name is the American singer and actress Della Reese (1931-2017), whose birth name was Delloreese Patricia Early... [more]

Delloreese f African American
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Dolores, or a feminine elaboration of Reese. Borne by Delloreese Patricia Early A.K.A Della Reese

Deloise f African American
Variant of Delois.

Delsina f African American (Rare)

Demari m & f African American (Modern)
Invented name, influenced by the sounds found other names such as DeMario, Amari, Jamari and Kamari... [more]

Demaria f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of DeMario or Demarion.

Demeisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Demisha.

Demetrice m & f African American
Possibly a modern coinage based on Demetrius.

Demetrise f & m African American (Rare)

Demisha f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Misha 2, or simply a combination of the phonetic elements da, mee and sha.

Demiyah f African American (Modern)
Possibly a combination of the popular name prefix de and Maya 2.

Demonica f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Monica. It can be spelled DeMonica or Demonica. A known bearer is American musician DeMonica Santiago, a member of the late 1980s/early 1990s R&B group The Good Girls.

Demonna f African American
Perhaps a short form of Desdemona or combination of popular prefix de and Mona 1.

Demorie m & f African American
Combination of popular prefix de and Maury.

Denasia f African American
Possibly an alteration of Asia.

Denay f African American (Rare)
Variant of Danaë or Denae.

Denaye f African American
Variant of Danae.

Denayja f African American (Modern, Rare)

Deneisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Denisha.

Denequa f African American

Denesha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denisha.

Deniqua f African American (Rare)
Variant of Daniqua.

Denisha f African American
Possibly a variant of Denise, blending it with Tanisha.

Deondra f & m African American
Feminine or variant form of Deon, possibly influenced by DeAndre or Kendra.

Deondrea f African American
Feminine form of Deondre.

Deondria f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deandrea, likely influenced by Deon.

Deonna f English (American), African American
Variant of Deonne or Deanna, or possibly a variant of Diana reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.

Derica f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), African American
Feminization of Deric.

Derice f African American
Variant of Darice.

Dericia f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Derice.

Derisha f African American

Desaray f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Desera f African American (Rare)

Deshan m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deshawn.

Deshana f African American
Elaboration of Shawna.

Deshanae f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Shanae, possibly based on Deshawn, Dejanae or Deja.

Deshante f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix de and Shante.

Desharieff f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of popular prefix de and variation of Sharif.

Deshauna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deshawna.

Deshawna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Deshawn.

Deshawndra f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Deshawn.

Deshay m & f African American (Rare)
A combination of the name suffix De- and Shay 1.

Deshieka f African American

De'shuna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deshauna.

Desiraya f African American (Rare)
Likely an elaborated form of Desiree.

Desmona f African American (Modern, Rare)

Destineigh f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Destiny.

Desyrae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree.

Detrice f African American (Rare)

Devaniah f African American (Rare)

Devenity f African American (Modern)
Variant of Divinity.

Devonia f & m African American (Rare)

Devonya f African American
American Indian and African American

Dewana f & m African American
Variant of Dejuana.

Dewanda f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Wanda.

Deza'ray f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Desiree. It can also be spelt as Dezaray or Deza Ray.

Diamon f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diamond.

Diamondique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Diamond and the suffix -ique.

Diamondnique f African American (Rare)
Variant of Diamonique.

Diamoni f African American
Derived from the words Diamond and Imani. Diamond which comes from the English word diamond for the clear colourless precious stone, the birthstone of April. Diamond is derived from Late Latin diamas, from Latin adamas, which is of Greek origin meaning "invincible, untamed"... [more]

Diamonique f African American (Rare), English (Rare)
Presumably a variant of Dominique influenced by the English word diamond.

Diara f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Tiara/Kiara influenced by Diana.

Diasia f African American (Modern)
Variant of DeAsia.

Diesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Dyesha.

Dieysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Daisha, which may be an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as Iesha and Laisha.

Dijonae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Dejon with the popular suffix nay.

Dijonna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dijon.

Dijonnae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dijonae.

Dijonnaise f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Dijon, coinciding with the French word Dijonnaise ("woman from the city of Dijon").

Dimaria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Demaria.

Diondra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deondra.

Dishanti f African American

Divinity f African American (Modern)
Middle English from Old French divinite, from Latin divinitas, from divinus ‘belonging to a deity.’

Divonne f English (Modern, Rare), African American
Divonne les Bains is a popular spa town in France. I have read that Divonne derives from the original Celtic, meaning "divine water". The only famous holder of the name is Divonne Holmes a Court, the New York-born wife of Australian billionaire businessman Peter Homes a Court.

Dohna f African American
Feminine form of Dohn

Dominiq m & f English (American, Rare), African American
Variant of Dominic and Dominique.

Dominiqua f African American
Elaboration of Dominique.

Domonique f & m African American (Modern)
Variant of Dominique.

Donielle f & m African American, English
Unisex variant of Donal, Donald, Donnell, Donelle and other names containing the same sound.

Donisha f African American, Caribbean, Jamaican Patois

Donitrea f African American

Donkira f African American
Combination of Dawn and Kira 2.

Dontasia f African American

Dontrelle m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning.

Donyella f African American
Probably a variant of Daniella, or possibly Donella

Donzaleigh f African American (Rare, ?)
Borne by US activist Donzaleigh Abernathy (1957-).

Donzell m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Donzel.

Donzella f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Donzel.

Dortheiya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dorothea.

Dreneisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Neisha.

D'shonda f African American

D’vonsia f African American

Dwainie f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dwayne or pet form/nickname of Dwayne.

Dwanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Dewanda.

Dwanise f African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Denise influenced by Dwayne.

Dyamond f African American (Rare)
Variant of Diamond.

Dyasia f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Asia 1 with the prefix Dy-.

Dyesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyesha.

Dykota f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dakota.

Dymon f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dymond.

Dymond f African American (Modern)
Variant of Diamond.

Dynasty f African American (Modern)
Possibly inspired by the popular '80s soap opera of the same name. The name derives from the English word dynasty, which is ultimately derived from Greek dunasteia meaning "power, dominion".

Dynesty f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dynasty.

Earscell f African American

Ebone f English (Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Ebony.

Ebonee f African American
Variant of Ebony.

Ebonie f English, African American
Variant of Ebony.

Ebonique f African American
Variant of Ebony using the suffix -ique.

Eftikhar m & f African American

Elandria f African American
Elandria seems to be an American name, more utilized by Black Americans/African-Americans. Notable individuals named Elandria are Elandria Williams, former Co-Moderator of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

E'layah f African American (Modern, Rare)

Elzora f African American

Emani f African American
Variant of Imani.

Emari m & f African American (Modern)
Variant of Amari or Imari.

Emmaretta f English (Rare, Archaic), African American (Rare)
Altered form of Amoretta. This is the name of a 1969 song by the English rock band Deep Purple, named for Emmaretta Marks (1945-), a cast member of the musical Hair whom singer Rod Evans was trying to seduce.

Emoni f African American (?)
Variant of Imani.

Emuille f African American

Endia f African American

Endigo m & f African American (Rare)
Maybe a variant of Indigo

Endya f African American
Variant of Endija.

Eneisha f African American

Eniyah f African American (Modern, Rare)

Enolia f American, African American

Epiphanny f African American (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant misspelling of Epiphany.

Equilla f African American
Variant of Aquilla.

Erianna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Erieona f African American

Ertharin f African American
Ertharin Cousin was director of the World Food Programme from 2012–2017.

Eteoria f African American

Ethiopia f African American, English
From the name of the African country. From Greek Αιθιοπια (Aithiopia), derived from αιθω (aitho) meaning "to burn" and ωψ (ops) meaning "face", referring to the skin colour of the inhabitants.

Etosha f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
From a Namibian place name meaning "great white place" in the Ovambo language.

Etterlene f African American (Rare)
Combination of Etter and the suffix lene. Notable bearers are American singer Etterlene DeBarge (1935-2024) and her daughter Etterlene "Bunny" DeBarge (1955-), also a singer.

Eunique f African American (Modern)
Variant of Unique, possibly influenced by the spelling of Eunice.

Evangelise f & m African American, African
Possibly an invented name, a combination Evangeline and Elise. Another possibility is that it's taken from the British spelling of 'evangelize', which is the English word meaning "to preach the gospel".

Everdora f African American
Combination of Ever and Dora.

Everetta f African American
Feminine form of Everett.

Everlena f African American
Combination of Ever and Lena.

Evern m & f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)