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.
Diop, uncommonly spelled Dioup, is a popular Wolof surname in Senegal and Gambia, and may refer to:
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.
Diouf or "Joof" is a Serer surname. Notable people with the name include:
Thiam is a both a surname of West African origin and an element in Chinese given names.
Diallo is a transcription of an African surname of Fula origin. It is one of several common surnames used among the Fula.
'Njie, N'jie, or Njai, N'Diaye, N'diay (German) or Njaay is a Serer patronym. It is worn by both Serer and Wolof people.
Notable persons with this surname include:
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.
Adama is a Hebrew given name meaning earth or soil, and a Hindu surname.
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:
Fall is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Pape is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Babacar may refer to the following people
Soumah is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Mariama is a female name. It may refer to:
Kamara is an African surname that is most common in Sierra Leone. It may refer to the following notable people:
Lamin is a Gambian and Sierra Leonean given name for men. Notable people with the name include:
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