Burkinabé Baby Names

Popular and traditional Burkinabé names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Burkina Faso. 91 names.

NameMeaningGenderOrigin
AhmadMost praiseworthy👦 BoyArabic
AishaLiving; Wife of the Prophet; Alive👧 GirlArabic
AliExalted; Noble👦 BoyArabic
AminataTrustworthy (Amina)👧 GirlWest African
ArthurBear; Noble (the legendary king)👦 BoyEnglish, French, Portuguese
FatimaOne who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter👧 GirlArabic, Portuguese
FatouFatima👧 GirlWest African
LéonLion👦 BoyFrench, German
LouisFamous warrior👦 BoyFrench
MamadouMuhammad; Praiseworthy👦 BoyWest African
MaryamMary, mother of Jesus👧 GirlArabic
MohammedPraiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam👦 BoyArabic
MuhammadPraiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam👦 BoyArabic
NourLight🧒 UnisexArabic
OmarLong-lived; Flourishing👦 BoyArabic
PaulSmall; Humble👦 BoyHebrew, French, German
AbdoulayeServant of God (Abdullah)👦 BoyWest African
AdamThe first man; Of the earth👦 BoyArabic, International, Hungarian
AïssatouLiving (Aisha)👧 GirlWest African
AliouAli; Exalted👦 BoyWest African
AminaTrustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful👧 GirlArabic, Bosnian
AwaEve; Life👧 GirlWest African
CamilleAttendant at religious rites👧 GirlFrench
CheikhSheikh; Elder; Spiritual leader👦 BoyWest African
ChloeGreen shoot👧 GirlGreek, French
HamzaStrong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet👦 BoyArabic, Bosnian
IbrahimAbraham; Father of nations👦 BoyArabic, Dhivehi
IbrahimaAbraham👦 BoyWest African
InèsPure; Chaste👧 GirlFrench, Spanish, Portuguese
JadeThe precious green stone👧 GirlFrench
JulesYouthful; Downy👦 BoyFrench
JulietteYouthful👧 GirlFrench
KhadijaEarly baby; First wife of the Prophet; Early-born; The Prophet's first wife👧 GirlArabic
LamineTrustworthy (al-Amin)👦 BoyWest African
LaylaNight👧 GirlArabic
LeaLeah; Delicate👧 GirlInternational, French
LouiseFamous warrior👧 GirlFrench
ManonMary; Beloved👧 GirlFrench
MariamaMary👧 GirlWest African
ModouMuhammad; Praiseworthy👦 BoyWest African
MoussaMoses👦 BoyWest African
NathanHe gave; Gift👦 BoyHebrew, French
OusmaneUthman👦 BoyWest African
RaphaelGod has healed; God heals👦 BoyHebrew, French
RoseThe rose flower👧 GirlLatin, French
SaraPrincess; Pure👧 GirlArabic, Slavic
VictorConqueror👦 BoyFrench
ZainabFragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter👧 GirlArabic, Urdu
ZoéLife👧 GirlFrench
AdèleNoble👧 GirlFrench
AmbreAmber👧 GirlFrench
AmélieWork; Industrious👧 GirlFrench
AngeAngel🧒 UnisexFrench
AntoineFrom the Roman family name Antonius👦 BoyFrench
AurélieGolden👧 GirlFrench
BabacarAbu Bakr👦 BoyWest African
BaptisteBaptiser👦 BoyFrench
BenoîtBlessed👦 BoyFrench
BintaDaughter👧 GirlWest African
CapucineNasturtium👧 GirlFrench
CélineHeavenly👧 GirlFrench
ClémenceMercy; Gentleness👧 GirlFrench
ClémentMerciful; Gentle👦 BoyFrench
ColetteVictory of the people👧 GirlFrench
ÉliseGod is my oath👧 GirlFrench
ÉtienneCrown (Stephen)👦 BoyFrench
GaspardTreasurer👦 BoyFrench
IdrisStudious; A prophet; Enoch👦 BoyArabic
JeanGod is gracious👦 BoyFrench
JulienYouthful👦 BoyFrench
KadiatouKhadija👧 GirlWest African
KhadyKhadija👧 GirlWest African
LouFamous warrior (from Louise)👧 GirlFrench
MargauxPearl👧 GirlFrench
MargotPearl👧 GirlFrench
MathildeMighty in battle👧 GirlFrench
MathisGift of God👦 BoyFrench
MaximeThe greatest👦 BoyFrench
MusaMoses👦 BoyArabic
NdeyeMother👧 GirlWest African
OcéaneOcean👧 GirlFrench
PierreRock; Stone👦 BoyFrench
RémiOarsman👦 BoyFrench
RokhayaRuqayya👧 GirlWest African
SerigneSpiritual leader; Marabout👦 BoyWest African
SeydouLord; Master (Sayyid)👦 BoyWest African
SophieWisdom👧 GirlFrench
SouleymaneSolomon👦 BoyWest African
ThibaultBold people👦 BoyFrench
TimothéeHonouring God👦 BoyFrench
ValentinStrong; Healthy👦 BoyFrench

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