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Samba

/SAHM-bah/Fulani & Wolof · a boy’s name

“Born on Tuesday”

In Fulani

How to say it
SAHM-bah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SambaSanba

In Wolof

How to say it
SAM-bah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
very common
For a girl
Ndeye

From the same family

01Samba Laobe“A historical Wolof royal personal name, notably borne by Samba Laobé Fall, the last Damel of Cayor; it has no established literal meaning of “noble lineage.””Wolofmale→︎