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African american male names 1970s. Strong examples are Michael David William Joseph Robert Daniel and Thomas. African America names really flourished and rose to popularity throughout the 1960s during the Civil Rights Movement and were adopted rapidly during the 1970s. Jalen m African American Modern An invented name.

He won an Academy Award for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the film The Last King of Scotland 2006 and has also won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. The word darling came from the old English word Darryl People who are too fond of cuddling names for their baby boy. Many of the top ten hail from centuries ago andor Biblical times.

1970s Queen Latifah 1970 Cress Williams 1970 Aisha Tyler 1970 Octavia Spencer 1970 Anthony Anderson 1970 Shemar Moore 1970 Mariah Carey 1970 Taraji P. 203 rows Name Number Name Number. Chanté is the French word for sung.

There appears to have been a continuance of the strong traditional names with male babies. Along with Abraham and Prince other early African American names currently in the US Top 1000 include Alonzo Athena Daphne Elijah Isaiah Israel King Phoebe and Titus. In the 1990s Sha- names such as Shameka Shanae and Shaniqua were fashionable.

With Ray Charles Chuck Berry Nat King Cole James Brown and Stevie Wonder being immensely popular until the 70s Michael Jackson Lionel Richie Muddy Waters and Prince who were the reigning legends until the 90s and more recently Usher Chris Brown and Ne-Yo. Cassius is a Latin name. The name Dajuan has an African American past.

Many of these names draw inspiration from other origins including French names Arabic names Muslim names and European and Biblical names. Forest Steven Whitaker has packaged a king-size talent into his hulking 6 2 220 lb. Most Popular Names of the 1970s.