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Mandinka Baby Names

15 Mandinka names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.

Explore 15 baby names with a mandinka feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. 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▶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

Sekou#4526 in the U.S.From Mandinka/West African Sekou — linked to Arabic shaykh, 'learned one, elder', or 'fighter';▶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▶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▶Samori#12055 in the U.S.Samori is a West African (Mandinka) name carried most famously by Samori Ture, the 19th-century▶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▶

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What are popular Mandinka baby names?

Popular Mandinka baby names include Fanta, Sekou, Mansa, Mory, Saran, Diarra. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.

How many Mandinka baby names are here?

More4Kids lists 15 Mandinka baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.