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Massamba

/ma-SAM-ba/Wolof · a boy’s name

A traditional Wolof name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story

How to say it
ma-SAM-ba
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon · also a surname