In the 1970s and 1980s names beginning with La- such as Lashonda and Lashay were most popular.

African american male names 1970s. This word is derived from the Latin word Cantare which means to sing. They identified 21 distinctly Black male names among them biblical classics such as Abraham and Moses and word names including Freeman and Prince. Cassius is a Latin name.

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Many of the top ten hail from centuries ago andor Biblical times. 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.

In the 1990s Sha- names such as Shameka Shanae and Shaniqua were fashionable. In America it was popularized in the 1990s by basketball player Jalen Rose 1973- whose name was a combination of those of his father James and maternal uncle Leonard. This name comes from an Old English surname meaning clay settlement.

Forest Whitaker Actor The Last King of Scotland. 1970s Queen Latifah 1970 Cress Williams 1970 Aisha Tyler 1970 Octavia Spencer 1970 Anthony Anderson 1970 Shemar Moore 1970 Mariah Carey 1970 Taraji P. Even the name Dashawn denotes a gracious person.

Strong examples are Michael David William Joseph Robert Daniel and Thomas. 203 rows Name Number Name Number. There appears to have been a continuance of the strong traditional names with male babies.