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I'm looking for information about the male name Amadou. I don't know anything about it's origin beyond that it's used in France and Francophone Africa, and that various websites of questionable etymological value have suggested that it's one of Mohammed's names.
Any information about it would be very much appreciated!
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And I've become content with this life that I lead,
where I drink to much and don't believe in much of anything,
and I lie to myself
and say, "It's for the best."
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
Any information about it would be very much appreciated!
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And I've become content with this life that I lead,
where I drink to much and don't believe in much of anything,
and I lie to myself
and say, "It's for the best."
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
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In addition to the other informations...
There is the Spanish/Portuguese/Catalan/Occitan name Amador. The Occitan form is pronounced [ama'du] and sometimes it is misspelled *Amadour or *Amadou, because of the French influence.
So in old French archives is possible to find the form Amadou in relation with Occitan people and not with African or Muslim people.
There is the Spanish/Portuguese/Catalan/Occitan name Amador. The Occitan form is pronounced [ama'du] and sometimes it is misspelled *Amadour or *Amadou, because of the French influence.
So in old French archives is possible to find the form Amadou in relation with Occitan people and not with African or Muslim people.
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Thank you, Lumia!
This is all really interesting--I hadn't expected so much information. :D
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This is all really interesting--I hadn't expected so much information. :D
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This is probably a West African form of Ahmad. I found one site in French that stated that directly. Then the following site on Gambian names:
http://resourcepage.gambia.dk/names.htm
says that Amadou was "one of the names of Muhammad", and Digest of Muslim Names by Fatimah Suzanne Al Jafari, A Dictionary of Muslim Names by Salahuddin Ahmed, and The Complete Book of Muslim & Parsi Names by Gandhi & Husain all agree that Ahmed is one of the names of Muhammad. So it seems probable to me that Amadou is derived from Ahmed or Ahmad.
http://resourcepage.gambia.dk/names.htm
says that Amadou was "one of the names of Muhammad", and Digest of Muslim Names by Fatimah Suzanne Al Jafari, A Dictionary of Muslim Names by Salahuddin Ahmed, and The Complete Book of Muslim & Parsi Names by Gandhi & Husain all agree that Ahmed is one of the names of Muhammad. So it seems probable to me that Amadou is derived from Ahmed or Ahmad.
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Interestingly, my father's friend is called 'Amador', and is Brazilian, of French origin. I always thought i meant 'lover'.
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Amador, a Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan... name, comes from the Latin personal name Amator, from amator, amatoris, "that loves, lover". The name was used among the early Christians symbolically ("one who loves God").
The Occitan form is Amador (pronounced [ama'du]) and sometimes it is misspelled *Amadour or *Amadou, because of the French influence.
The Occitan form is Amador (pronounced [ama'du]) and sometimes it is misspelled *Amadour or *Amadou, because of the French influence.
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Amador could very well be lover in Spanish?
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Lover in Spanish (and Portuguese for that matter) is amante, I don't think Amador is a Spanish word (unless it's slang maybe).
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Amador is really a Spanish word (just as amante is), it means "that loves" but it doesn't connote a sexual thing. Amante could be a synonim of amador ("that loves") or a sexual/romantic lover.
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Excellent! Thank you, CKE.
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