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Abdoulaye

ab-doo-LY

/æbduːˈlaɪ/

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Abdoulaye

Name meaning and origin

Origin: Fula/Wolof (West Africa/Senegal/Guinea)
Meaning: West African form of Abdullah; servant of God
Gender: male

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The Fula/Wolof form of Arabic 'Abdullah' (servant of God); name of Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade; 'Abdou-' = 'Abdu' (servant of) + '-laye' = 'Allah' in Fula phonology; extremely common across Francophone West Africa

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