A Treasury of African American Baby Names

This book is a trusted, friendly guide to African-American names, designed to honor each with accuracy, clarity, and warmth. It offers parents, teachers, writers, and children a reliable source for meanings, pronunciations, origins, and cultural contexts. Rooted in African languages, faith traditions, virtues, places, and modern creativity, each entry appears alphabetically, marked with gender, explained in plain language, and brought to life through a short everyday-life scene. The tone is simple and respectful so readers of all ages can enjoy it. It helps families choose names confidently, equips educators and caregivers to pronounce them correctly, and celebrates the diversity of Black naming traditions. More than a list, it models kindness-showing how to ask, listen, and speak names with dignity. By pairing names with small acts of care, it turns each into a story and a promise, encouraging readers to see names as living bridges between history, community, and love.