name
Aminata
ah-mee-NAH-tah
/ɑːmiːˈnɑːtɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
aminata
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Bambara/Mande (Mali, Guinea, Senegal); from Arabic Aminah, mother of the Prophet Muhammad
- Meaning
- Trustworthy, faithful; the honest one
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Aminata, Aminatou, Aminah
Pronunciation tips
Four syllables; stress the third; '-ta' is the West African feminine suffix
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