name
Amadou
ah-mah-DOO
/ˌɑːmɑːˈduː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
amadou
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Fulani/Fula (West Africa: Guinea, Senegal, Mali, Nigeria); from Arabic Ahmad
- Meaning
- Fula form of Ahmad; highly praised; a variant of the name Muhammad
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Amadu, Amadoo
Pronunciation tips
Three syllables; stress on the final 'dou' = 'doo'; the two open 'ah' vowels lead into the stressed ending
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