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.
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:
Amadou is the Francophonic-orthography variant of the Islamic name Ahmad, commonly used in West Africa. Amadou is interchangeable with the forms Ahmadu or Amadu in non-Francophone African countries.
Ba, Bâ, and Bah are potentially related West African surnames, usually of Fula origin. In the Fula culture of Mali and Senegal, the surname Diakité is considered equivalent.
Ousmane is a given name or surname common in West Africa. It is derived from the Arabic name Uthman through Osman. People named Ousmane include:
Ibrahima is a male given name, a form of Ibrahim common in parts of Western Africa. Notable people with the name include:
Thiam is a both a surname of West African origin and an element in Chinese given names.
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 family name of Fula origin.
Boubacar is both a surname and a given name, which is a West African variant of Abu Bakr.
Camara, Câmara, Cámara is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Keita is a surname. The Malian family name is normally written Keïta, sometimes Kéita. Kéïta is a hypercorrection. In reference to non-modern figures, or in anglophone countries such as The Gambia and Liberia the tréma or acute accent is not used. Notable people with the surname include:
Lamine is a given name and a surname. Lamin is the local name for Al-Amin. Notable people with the name include:
Alioune is a masculine given name. Notable people with the surname include:
Boubacar Traoré may refer to:
Sidy is a male given name. Notable people with this name include:
Thierno is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Souleymane is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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