name
Mamadou
mah-mah-DOO
/mɑːmɑːˈduː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
mamadou
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Bambara/Mande (Mali, Guinea, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire); West African form of Muhammad
- Meaning
- The praised one; from the same Arabic root as Muhammad
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Mamadou, Mamadu, Mohammed
Pronunciation tips
Three syllables; stress the third; each 'ma' is an open 'mah'
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