Cissé is a common West African name of Soninke origin, and the meaning of Cissé is the white horse in the same language. .
Traoré or Traore is a surname of Manding origin, as written in French orthography, which is common in Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Guinea. In anglophone West Africa the name is often spelled Trawally.
Touré is the French transcription of a West African surname. The name is probably derived from tùùré, the word for 'elephant' in Soninké, the language of the Ghana Empire. The clan existed as kings of Zaghari on the middle Niger before the Moroccan invasion of Ghana. A theory of their origin holds that the Touré are descended from the "Roum," pre-Arab North African soldiers, and local women.
Diarra is a French translation of the clan name Jara used in West Africa, as a hangover from the French colonial empire in that region. It originates from the Bambara language word jara, meaning lion, synonymous with waraba. It is frequently used with reference to the 18th to early 19th-century Bambara Empire in Ségou, Mali, which was ruled successively by Ngolo Diarra, his son Mansong Diarra, and then his son Da Diarra.
Abdoulaye is a West African masculine given name and surname. It is equivalent to the Arabic names Abdallah or Abdullah, given name of Muhammad's father. People with this name include:
Ouattara is a surname or given name, and may refer to:
Ismaël is a given name or surname, and may refer to:
Yannick is a first name that originated in Brittany, France, where the combination of its two Breton language parts, Yann and -ick, results in the meaning of Little John or Petit Jean in French. It is used as a first name mostly for men and is in use, notably, in French-speaking countries like France, Belgium, Switzerland (Romandy), Canada (Quebec), and former French African colonies.
Konaté or Konate is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Mamadou is a common given name in West Africa among predominantly Muslim ethnic groups such as the Mandé and Wolof people. It is a variant of the Arabic name Muhammad.
Diakité is a Mandinka family name of Fula origin.
Adama is a Hebrew given name meaning earth or soil, and a Hindu surname.
Carmelo is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Bakari is both a given name and a surname of African origin.
Ascene is an African given name and surname, also a derivative of Hassan, Haissene, Acene, commonly used in South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Senegal, Mali, Cote d’ivore, Malawi in Arabic. It may refer to:
Koné (KOH-nay), also spelt Kone, is a surname found mostly in North and West Africa, in particular Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Guinea.
Koffi is a surname and masculine given name. It may refer to:
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