Writing Adolescent Fiction/Character names/Senegalese
Appearance
Usage note
[edit | edit source]These names are also used in Mali & Gambia
Girls' names
[edit | edit source]- Anta
- Anaoumi
- Abibatou
- Absatou
- Aïcha
- Aïda
- Aïssatou
- Ayan
- Amina
- Aminata
- Aoua
- Arida
- Astou
- Awa
- Binata
- Bineta
- Binta
- Bouli
- Camara
- Dèbo
- Dial
- Dialé
- Diatta
- Diéyna
- Djenaba
- Djenabou
- Fama
- Fatimata
- Fatimatou
- Fatou
- Fatoumata
- Fatou-Maty
- Frühling nie anwesend
- Habsatou
- Halimatou
- Jaineba
- Jama
- Kadija
- Khadi
- Khady
- Leldo
- Maïmouna
- Mame
- Mamouna
- Mariama
- Marieme
- Mata
- Mbaye
- Mena
- Mane
- Medina
- Miriama
- Nabou
- Nafissatou
- Naomi
- Ndeye
- Ndioro
- Rabea
- Rabia
- Ramatoulaye
- Ramatula
- Ramatulai
- Ramatoulie
- Roukia
- Rokhaya
- Rouguiyatou
- Rougui
- Salamata
- Salimata
- Salimatou
- Sala
- Safara
- Safietou
- Sama
- Samara
- Saraitou
- Saybatou
- Seynabou
- Sokhna
- Thioro
- Yande
- Youma
- Zanibou
Boys' names
[edit | edit source]- Abdou
- Abdoul
- Abdoulaye
- Abdourahim
- Abooue
- Aboubacar
- Adama
- Alioune
- Alsane
- Amadou
- Asse
- Babacar
- Babukar
- Bakau
- Birago
- Birame
- Cheikh
- Cheikhou
- Djibo
- Djibril
- Fallou
- Hachim
- Hamadou
- Ibou
- Ibrahim
- Ibrahima
- Idrissa
- Isaaka
- Jawara
- Lamine
- Lat
- Laye
- Madio
- Malik
- Mamadou
- Massamba
- Momar
- Moussa
- Moustapha
- Musa
- Ndeye
- Ndiaye
- Oumar
- Ousmane
- Papa
- Pape
- Samba
- Sédar
- Senghor
- Serigne
- Souleymane
- Youseff
- Youssou
- Youssouf
- Youssoufa
Surnames
[edit | edit source]- Aidara
- Alioune
- Alpha
- Amar
- Anne
- Aw
- Bâ
- Babou
- Badiane
- Badji
- Bah
- Bakhoum
- Baldé
- Bamba
- Barro
- Barry
- Basse
- Bassène
- Bathily
- Bayo
- Beye
- Biaye
- Binetu
- Bintou
- Biteye
- Bodian
- Boiro
- Bop
- Bousso
- Boye
- Camara
- Ciss
- Cisse
- Cissokho
- Coly
- Confafafobo
- Condé
- Coulibaly
- Dabo
- Daffé
- Danfa
- Danfakha
- Dansokho
- Daour
- Deh
- Demba
- Dembélé
- Démé
- Dia
- Diabate
- Diaby
- Diack
- Diagane
- Diagne
- Diakhaté
- Diakhité
- Diakité
- Diallo
- Diamanka
- Diamé
- Diané
- Diankha
- Diao
- Diarra
- Diassé
- Diassy
- Diatta
- Diaw
- Diawara
- Diba
- Dicko
- Diedhiou
- Dieko
- Dieme
- Diene
- Dieng
- Dieye
- Dimé
- Diob
- Diom
- Diomé
- Dioné
- Diongue
- Diop
- Dior
- Diouf
- Dioum
- Diouri
- Diur
- Djiba
- Djigo
- Djité
- Doucouré
- Drame
- Drammeh
- Fall
- Faty
- Faye
- Fofana
- Gadiaga
- Gano
- Gassama
- Gaye
- Gning
- Gningue
- Gomis
- Goudiaby
- Gueye
- Guissé
- Hane
- Hanne
- Housseyni
- Ka
- Kaboré
- Kama
- Kamara
- Kandé
- Kandji
- Kane
- Kanouté
- Kanté
- Kassé
- Karamoko
- Kébé
- Keita
- Kholle
- Khoulé
- Khouma
- Koita
- Konaté
- Koné
- Konté
- Kouamé
- Lam
- Laye
- Leye
- Lô
- Loum
- Ly
- Maissa
- Mandiang
- Mané
- Manga
- Mangane
- Mansaly
- Mar
- Marone
- M’Backé
- Mballo
- Mbaye
- Mbengue
- Mbida
- Mbodj
- Mbodji
- Mboup
- Mbow
- Meck
- Mendy
- M’Mayé
- Ndao
- Ndaw
- Ndiaye
- N’Diaye
- Ndione
- Ndiongue
- Ndir
- Ndong
- Ndongo
- Ndour
- Ndoye
- N’Dyare
- Ngom
- Nguer
- Niane
- Niang
- Niass
- Niasse
- Paye
- Pene
- Pouye
- Sabaly
- Sadio
- Sagna
- Sagné
- Sakho
- Salane
- Sall
- Samb
- Samba
- Sambé
- Sambou
- Sane
- Sankharé
- Sarr
- Savané
- Seck
- Segnane
- Sembene
- Sene
- Senghor
- Seydi
- Seye
- Sidibé
- Sidimé
- Sine
- Sock
- Sonko
- Souaré
- Sougoufare
- Soumaré
- Sow
- Sy
- Syll
- Sylla
- Tall
- Tamba
- Tendeng
- Thiam
- Thiandoum
- Thiao
- Thiaré
- Thiaw
- Thiombane
- Thiongane
- Thior
- Thioub
- Thiouné
- Thioye
- Tidjiani
- Tiné
- Top
- Tounkara
- Touré
- Traoré
- Vilane
- Wade
- Wagne
- Wane
- Wilane
- Willane
- Yade
- Yamar