Mandinka Baby Names
23 Mandinka names with researched meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 23 Mandinka baby names below. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it said correctly. Names are listed most-popular first.
Mandinka Girl Names
Fanta#4217 in the U.S.From West African (Mandinka/Bambara) Fanta, often read 'beautiful day' or a cherished tradition▶Saran#9418 in the U.S.From the Mandinka (a West African language), traditionally glossed 'joy; delight'; also of Thai▶Diarra#9698 in the U.S.A Mandinka/Bambara (West African) name/surname, variously glossed 'a gift' and 'a lion' (a clan▶Camara#10401 in the U.S.From the West African (Mandinka/Guinea) surname Camara, a widespread family name; also the Port▶Salia#13330 in the U.S.Salia is a West African (Mandinka) name; in the U.S. it also reads as a soft modern coinage in ▶Isatou#16180 in the U.S.The Gambian and Senegalese form of Aisha, a name from the Arabic 'a'isha, 'alive, living' — bor▶AidaraA West African surname (Aidara/Aidara), used in Senegal, Mali, and Mandinka communities and ado▶
Mandinka Boy Names
Kunte#4379 in the U.S.Kunte is closely tied to Kunta Kinte, the Mandinka ancestor at the heart of Alex Haley's novel ▶Mansa#4804 in the U.S.From Mandinka mansa, 'king, emperor, sultan' (the title of the rulers of the Mali Empire)▶Mory#7553 in the U.S.Variously a short form of Maurice/Morris ('dark-skinned; a Moor', Latin) and a Mandinka (West A▶Kunta#9793 in the U.S.Kunta is a Mandinka (West African) name best known from Kunta Kinte, the central figure of Alex▶Jawara#9948 in the U.S.Jawara is a Mandinka name and clan name of the Gambia and wider West Africa. In the United Stat▶Kinte#10298 in the U.S.A Mandinka (West African) surname, borne by the character Kunta Kinte in Alex Haley's 'Roots.' ▶Keita#10377 in the U.S.From the Japanese Keita, variously 'respectful; big/thick' (by hanja); also the Mandinka Keita,▶Bakary#10978 in the U.S.A West African (Mandinka) form of Abu Bakr, the name of the revered first caliph in Islamic tra▶Sundiata#11948 in the U.S.Sundiata honors Sundiata Keita, the thirteenth-century founder of the Mali Empire and hero of t▶Salif#11985 in the U.S.A West African (Mandinka) name, a form of the Arabic Salih ('righteous; virtuous') or Sharif ('▶Samori#12055 in the U.S.Samori is a West African (Mandinka) name carried most famously by Samori Ture, the 19th-century▶Toure#12170 in the U.S.Toure is a widespread West African surname of Mandinka origin, borne by families across Mali, G▶Foday#12866 in the U.S.Foday is a West African name, common among the Mandinka and in Sierra Leone, Gambia and Guinea,▶Fode#12867 in the U.S.Fode is a West African name, a form of Foday, common among the Mandinka and in Guinea, Mali and▶Kebba#13246 in the U.S.A well-established given name in The Gambia and among Mandinka speakers, where it is commonly u▶Mamadu#13529 in the U.S.A West African (Fula/Mandinka) form of Muhammad, from the Arabic 'praiseworthy.' Common across ▶
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Popular Mandinka baby names include Fanta, Kunte, Mansa, Mory, Saran, Diarra. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 23 Mandinka baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.