Names in Gambia

Abdou m Western African, Northern African
Form of Abduh common in West and North Africa.

Abdoul m Western African
Form of Abdul used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Abdoulaye m Western African
Form of Abd Allah used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Aboubacar m Western African
Form of Abu Bakr used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Adamou m Western African
Form of Adam used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Aïchatou f Western African
Form of Aisha used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Aïssa f Western African
Form of Aisha used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Aïssatou f Western African
Form of Aisha used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Alassane m Western African
Form of Al-Hasan used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Alhassan m Western African
Form of Al-Hasan used in West Africa.

Amadou m Western African
Form of Ahmad used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Amadu m Western African
Form of Ahmad used in West Africa.

Aminata f Western African
Form of Amina 1 used in West Africa.

Aminatou f Western African
Form of Amina 1 used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Anaclet m French (African)
French form of Anacletus, most common in Francophone Africa.

Awa f Western African
Form of Hawa typical of West Africa.

Bijou f & m French (African)
Means "jewel" in French. It is mostly used in French-speaking Africa.

Blessing m & f English (African)
From the English word blessing, of Old English origin. This name is most common in Nigeria, Zimbabwe and other parts of Africa.

Boubacar m Western African
Variant of Aboubacar.

Comfort f English (African)
From the English word comfort, ultimately from Latin confortare "to strengthen greatly", a derivative of fortis "strong". It was used as a given name after the Protestant Reformation. It is now most common in parts of English-influenced Africa.

Daouda m Western African
Form of Dawud used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Dorcas f Biblical, English (African)
Derived from Greek δορκάς (dorkas) meaning "gazelle". This is the Greek translation of the name Tabitha in the New Testament (see Acts 9:36). At present it is most commonly used in English-speaking Africa.

Ebrima m Western African
Form of Ibrahim used in West Africa (Gambia).

Fatimata f Western African
Form of Fatima used in West Africa.

Fatimatou f Western African
Form of Fatima used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Fatou f Western African
Short form of Fatoumata.

Fatoumata f Western African
Form of Fatima used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Favour m & f English (African)
From the English word favour, ultimately from Latin faveo "to favour". This name is most common in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.

Friday m English (African)
From the English word for the day of the week, which was derived from Old English frigedæg meaning "Frig's day". Daniel Defoe used it for a character in his novel Robinson Crusoe (1719). As a given name, it is most often found in parts of Africa, such as Nigeria and Zambia.

Gift m & f English (African)
From the English word gift, of Old Norse origin. This name is most common in parts of English-influenced Africa.

Gifty f English (African)
From the English word gift. This name is most common in Ghana in Africa.

Haoua f Western African
Form of Hawa used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Harouna m Western African
Form of Harun used in parts of West Africa.

Ibrahima m Western African
Form of Ibrahim used in parts of West Africa.

Idrissa m Western African
Form of Idris 1 common in West Africa.

Innocent m History (Ecclesiastical), English (African)
From the Late Latin name Innocentius, which was derived from innocens "innocent". This was the name of several early saints. It was also borne by 13 popes including Innocent III, a politically powerful ruler and organizer of the Fourth Crusade.... [more]

Issouf m Western African
Form of Yusuf used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Issoufou m Western African
Form of Yusuf used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Johnson m English (African)
From an English surname meaning "son of John". As a given name, it is most common in English-speaking Africa.

Kadiatou f Western African
Form of Khadija used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Lassana m Western African
Form of Al-Hasan used in parts of West Africa (especially Mali).

Lazarus m Biblical, Biblical Latin, English (African)
Latinized form of Λάζαρος (Lazaros), a Greek form of Eleazar used in the New Testament. Lazarus was a man from Bethany, the brother of Mary and Martha, who was restored to life by Jesus.... [more]

Longin m Polish, French (African)
Polish and French form of Longinus. As a French given name, it is most common in Francophone Africa.

Mahamadou m Western African
Form of Muhammad used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Mamadou m Western African
Form of Muhammad used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Mamadu m Western African
Form of Muhammad used in West Africa (Guinea-Bissau).

Mariama f Western African
Form of Maryam common in West Africa.

Memory f English (African)
From the English word memory, ultimately from Latin memor "mindful, remembering". This name is most common in Malawi, Zimbabwe and other parts of Africa.

Modou m Western African
Short form of Mamadou.

Monday m & f English (African)
From the English word for the day of the week, which was derived from Old English mona "moon" and dæg "day". This can be given to children born on Monday, especially in Nigeria.

Moussa m Arabic, Western African
Alternate transcription of Arabic موسى (see Musa), as well as the form commonly used in West Africa.

Moustapha m Western African
Form of Mustafa used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Oumar m Western African
Form of Umar used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Oumarou m Western African
Form of Umar used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Oumou f Western African
Form of Umm used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Ousmane m Western African
Form of Uthman used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Peace f English (African)
From the English word peace, ultimately derived from Latin pax. This name is most common in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.

Praise f & m English (African)
From the English word praise, which is ultimately derived (via Old French) from Late Latin preciare, a derivative of Latin pretium "price, worth". This name is most common in English-speaking Africa.

Precious f English (African), African American (Modern)
From the English word precious, ultimately derived from Latin pretiosus, a derivative of Latin pretium "price, worth".

Promise f & m English (African)
From the English word promise, from Latin promissum. It is currently most common in parts of English-influenced Africa.

Salamatu f Western African
Form of Salama used in West Africa.

Seydou m Western African
Form of Said used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Seynabou f Western African
Form of Zaynab used in parts of West Africa (mostly Senegal).

Sidiki m Western African
Form of Siddiq typical of West Africa.

Souleymane m Western African
Form of Sulayman used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Yacouba m Western African
Form of Yaqub used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.