Mandinka Baby Names
13 Mandinka names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 13 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#4588 in the U.S.From West African (Mandinka/Bambara) Fanta, often read 'beautiful day' or a cherished traditionSaran#11761 in the U.S.From the Mandinka (a West African language), traditionally glossed 'joy; delight'; also of ThaiDiarra#13651 in the U.S.A Mandinka/Bambara (West African) name/surname, variously glossed 'a gift' and 'a lion' (a clanIsatou#16180 in the U.S.The Gambian and Senegalese form of Aisha, a name from the Arabic 'a'isha, 'alive, living' — borAidaraA West African surname (Aidara/Aidara), used in Senegal, Mali, and Mandinka communities and ado
Mandinka Boy Names
Sekou#3368 in the U.S.From Mandinka/West African Sekou — linked to Arabic shaykh, 'learned one, elder', or 'fighter';Mansa#4101 in the U.S.From Mandinka mansa, 'king, emperor, sultan' (the title of the rulers of the Mali Empire)Mory#9434 in the U.S.Variously a short form of Maurice/Morris ('dark-skinned; a Moor', Latin) and a Mandinka (West ASamori#10493 in the U.S.Samori is a West African (Mandinka) name carried most famously by Samori Ture, the 19th-centuryFoday#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 andKeita#13001 in the U.S.From the Japanese Keita, variously 'respectful; big/thick' (by hanja); also the Mandinka Keita,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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Popular Mandinka baby names include Sekou, Mansa, Fanta, Mory, Samori, Saran. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 13 Mandinka baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.