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Aissatou

ay-SAH-too

/eɪˈsɑːtuː/

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Aissatou

Name meaning and origin

Origin: Fula/Wolof (Senegal/Guinea)
Meaning: West African form of Aisha; living; she who lives
Gender: female

Pronunciation tips

The Fula/Wolof form of Arabic 'Aisha'; 'ss' is a geminate consonant; '-tou' = 'too'; a character in Mariama Bâ's landmark epistolary novel 'So Long a Letter' (1980) addressed to Aissatou

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