Black Names

17 Black names that mean black for girls, listing Black baby names 11-17. Melanie, Nerissa, Odette, Raven and Shirley are popular names. Marmara and Sable are uncommon names. View Black baby names for name meanings, or search other baby names.

Marmara ... separates the Mediterranean Sea from the Black Sea. [7]

Melanie ... "Black, dark-skinned." ... [27]

Nerissa ... "Black-haired." ... [4]

Odette ... Odette is the good swan while Odile is the evil black swan ... [1]

Raven ... A large black bird made famous by Edgar Allen Poe's poem "The Raven" ... Suitable for a black-haired or dark-skinned baby ... [5]

Sable ... "Black." A highly prized fur, dark brown, almost black ... Also used in French and English heraldry as a term for black.

Shirley ... Place name. Made famous by child actress and American ambassador Shirley Temple-Black ... [20]

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