From "Who's Who in Colored America" volume 6 (1942)

GIRLS


Marva

Matalene - possibly a variant spelling of Madeline. It was the lady's middle name, but the spelling was interesting.

Verina



BOYS


Beasley

Estes

Fleming

Hyland

L'Avnire - this was the man's middle name but the name he went by

Lewyn

Louia - this was his father's name as well

Mackie

Melendez - his middle name but the name he went by

Motea

Munn

Rienzi

Roseau

Sergeant

Simuel

Thompson

Zachonia

Additional Names from "Who's Who in Colored America" 1942

GIRLS


Ambia

Judia

Lizena - middle name, but it caught my attention so I wanted to include it

Myrl - this was a middle name, but it was an interesting spelling so I wanted to include it

Mytrolene

Plymouth


BOYS


Albon - his father was named this as well

Chalmers

DeHart

Donorell

Egerton

Hall

Jeremyer - this was a middle name, but since the spelling resembles the way Jeremiah sounds in some places I thought it was good to include it

Kemper

Lather - son of Vertis, below

Legolian

Mayo

Prather

Vertis - father of Lather, above

Virnal - I thought this was an interesting spelling of Vernal

More names from "Who's Who in Colored America" 1942

GIRLS


Omolofi - mother to Orishatukeh below. She was of the Yoruba people.

Robertann

Santalia - 

Thyra



BOYS


Binga - this was his mother's maiden name

Breckenridge

Burghardt - this was his middle name but the name he went by. The famous W.E.B. Dubois.

Burrell

Carrington

Countee - the poet Countee Cullen

Elegy

Galaway

Grand Pre - This was a middle name but it caught my eye. Arthur Grand Pre Falls. Physician. Turns out that Grand Pre was his mother's maiden name, though of course, I thought of the Grand Prix race in France. His mother's first name was Santalia, so I've included her above. It also looks like he had a Jr.

Holman

Kirksey

Noy

Orishatukeh - He was of the Yoruba people.

Primas - this was his father's name also

Treston - his son was named this also

Vattel

Wiley

Names from the book "Who's Who in Colored America" volume 6 (1942)

GIRLS


Ezella 

Maudelle

Quinetta 



BOYS


Birdius

Caska

Delmo 

Doc - his son was a jr. and was given this name as well

Graves

Harsba

Lenine

Letchen 

Linwood

Love  

Lovelace

Macon

Narris

Rector

Spearing - This was his middle name but the name he went by

Subbeal

Tandy - his father's name was Tandy as well

Names to Make You Think

GIRLS


Bitte

Ennia

Scribonia

Vibia


BOYS


Aelius

Nicarchus 

Valgius

Vedius



NOT SURE OF GENDER


Nunnally