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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
Meaning uncertain, possibly an invented name blending the phonetic element shy with an Arabic name such as Raheem... [more]

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 (Modern, Rare)
From the English word supreme meaning "predominant, greatest", itself from Latin supremus meaning "highest".

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.

Takorie m African American (Rare)
Probably a combination of the sounds ta, kaw and ree in the same fashion as Amari and Kamari.

Tamar m African American (Modern), Obscure
Possibly intended to be a masculine form of Tamara or a combination of the phonetic elements ta and mar.

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

Tarique m Indian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tariq.

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 entered the American top 1000 rankings in the mid-1970s due to the 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

Terique m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant 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
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.

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.

Tre m African American (Rare)
Variant of Trey.

Tredarius m African American
Probably a combination of the name element TRE "three" with the name Darius.

Trejon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name based on Trevon.

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]

Tre'mon m African American (Modern, Rare)

Tre’quan m African American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Tresean m African American (Rare)
Variant of Trayshawn.

Treshaun m African American (Modern)
Variant of Treshawn.

Treshawn m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix tre and Shawn.

Treshon m African American
Variant of Treshawn.

Trevaughn m African American
Variant of Trevon influenced by Vaughn.

Treven m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Trevon.

Treveon m African American (Modern)
Variant of Trevion.

Treveonta m African American (Rare)
Possibly a blend of names such as Trevion (or Treveon) and Trevonte... [more]

Trevin m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Trevon.

Trevion m African American
Elaboration of Trevon.

Tre'von m African American
Variant of Trevon.

Trevonta m African American (Modern, Rare)
Rare variant of Trevonte.

Trevontae m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Trevonte.

Trevonte m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre, von and tay.

Treymond m African American (Rare)
Combination of Trey and Raymond.

Trigga m African American (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Trigga.

Trishaun m & f African American (Modern, Rare)

Trovon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Trevon.

Truely m & f African American
President

Trumaine m African American
Variant of Tremaine.

Trunnis m African American (Rare)

Tshaka m African American
Variant of Shaka.

Twan m African American (Rare)
Either a masculine form of Twana or a short form of Antwan.

Tyair m African American

Tyderreon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic element ty and the name Derreon.

Tyjae m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ty and jay. It can be spelled Tyjae or with a capitalized third letter as TyJae.

Tyjah m & f African, African American (Modern)
Apparently means "smart" in one of the languages on the African continent. However, the name can also be derived from the name abbreviation (or initials) T.J., which is typically pronounced as "tee-jay" and its pronunciation henceforth developed into a first name of its own right (Teejay).

Tyjuan m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty and Juan 1.

Tylieke m African American (Modern, Rare)

Tymarion m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix Ty- and Marion 2.

Tyquavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, probably based on Tyquan and Octavius.

Tyquian m African American

Tyrail m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyrell.

Tyreace m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyreake m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyriq.

Tyrec m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyrik.

Tyrece m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyreece m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyrese, influenced by Reece.

Tyreeq m African American (Modern, Rare), South African
Variant of Tyrik.

Tyrees m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyreese m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyreez m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyrese.

Ty’reik m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyriq.

Tyrek m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyriq.

Tyreke m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyrik.

Tyren m English (Rare), African American
Variant of Tyrone.

Tyri m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyree.

Tyriek m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyriq.

Tyriekus m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Tyriek.

Tyrin m English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern)

Tyris m African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Tyrus or Tyrese.

Tyrius m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Darius (or blending Tyree with Darius).

Tyronione f & m African American

Tyrus m English, African American, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Tyrus, or modern blend of Tyrone and Cyrus... [more]

Tysean m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyshawn.

Tyshaun m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyshawn.

Tyshon m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyshawn.

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.

Understanding m African American

Vashawn m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix va- with Shawn.

Ventrell m & f African American (Rare)

Ve’ondre m & f African American
Possibly a female version of DeAndre or Deondre, or Ondre combines with the prefix Ve... [more]

Vernado m African American

Vernell f & m African American
Variant of Vernel, or possibly an elaborated form of Verna and Vernon.

Verone f & m Dutch, German, African American

Vertis m & f African American (Rare)

Vizion m & f American (Hispanic, Rare), African American

Vontae m African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic element von and the name Dante, or a short form of Devontae.

Vonzell f & m African American

Wanyae m African American (Modern, Rare)

Washawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name prefix Wa and Shawn, or from Quashawn.

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.

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.

Xavian m African American (Modern)
Variant of Xavion.

Xaviebren m African American

Xavien m African American (Rare)
Variant of Xavian.

Xavion m African American (Modern)
Formed from Xavier and the on suffix found in such names as Davion, Javion, Trevion and Tavion.

Xayvion m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xavion.

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).

Xzavia f & m African American
Variant of Xavia, Zavia, or Xavier.

Xzavion m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xavion.

Yacko m African American, Northern African
Possible variant of Yaco.

Yamajesty m African American (Rare)
Contraction of the English phrase your majesty. Also compare Jermajesty.

Yaphet m Hebrew, African American
Variant of Japheth reflecting the Hebrew pronunciation.

Yarnel m African American

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.'

Yoruba f & m African American (Modern)
It could be derived from the Yoruba word Ori Obba "the Head King". This is the name of a West African ethnic group mainly inhabits parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. Yoruba Richen (1972- ) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer.

Za'darius m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Darius.

Zae m English, African American

Zakai m English (American, Modern), African American (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Zakkai.

Zakari m Western African, African American (Modern)

Zakius m African American (?)
Possibly a variant of Zacchaeus.

Zalair m African American
Alair

Zamari m & f African American
Combination of the sounds found in names such as Amari, Jamari and Kamari.

Zamontae m African American (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name modelled after names such as Lamonte, Damonte and Jamontae.

Zaquan m African American (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Elaboration of Quan.

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.

Zaveon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zavion.

Zavion m African American (Modern)
Invented name, blending Xavier with the on suffix found in such names as Davion, Javion and Tavion.

Zayion m African American (Modern, Rare)

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.

Zayvian m African American (Modern)
Variant of Zavian or Zavion.

Zayvion m African American (Modern)
Variant of Zavion.

Zedhryx m African American (Modern, Rare)

Zedrick m African American (Modern)
Rhyming variant of Cedric.

Zelous m African American
Variant of Zealous. This is borne by American baseball player Zelous Wheeler (1987-).

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'.

Zhi'heem m African American
Variant of Jaheem.

Ziyon m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zion.

Zyair m African American (Modern)
Variant of Zyaire.

Zyan m English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Zion, the spelling probably influenced by that of Ryan.

Zydn m African American
Variant of Zayden.

Zyion m & f African American
Variant of Zion.

Zykeem m African American (Rare)

Zyquan m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Quan with the popular prefix Zy-.

Zyrell m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the phonetic prefix zy and the name Tyrell.

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.

Zyshone m African American (Rare)
Variant of Zyshawn.

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]