Diarra is a French translation of the clan name Jara used in West Africa , as a hangover from the French colonial empire in that region . It originates from the Bambara language word jara , meaning lion ,[ 1] waraba .[ 2] Kingdom of Diarra existed from the 7th Century until the 19th Century. The name is also frequently used with reference to the 18th to early 19th-century Bambara Empire in Ségou , Mali, which was ruled successively by Ngolo Diarra , his son Mansong (or Monzon) Diarra , and then his son Da Diarra.[ 3] [ 4]
The clan name (or patronym [ 5] Koné ,[ 1] chronicles that have been handed down orally .[ 6] [ 1] [ 7]
The name Diarra, now a surname, is traditionally found mostly in Mali , but also Burkina Faso , Côte d'Ivoire , Guinea and Senegal . Today, it has also spread around the world, notably in France and Spain.[ 8]
Diarra may refer to:
Surname
Abdel Diarra (full name Abdel Rahamane Diarra Khalil; born 1994), Ivorian footballerAbdoulaye Diarra (born 1987), Ivorian footballerAbdoulaye Diarra (footballer, born 1994) , Malian international footballer who plays for Maghreb de FèsAboubacar Diarra (born 1993), Malian footballer, played in EgyptAdama Traoré Diarra (born 1996), known as Adama, Spanish footballer, plays for Fulham, brother of Mohamed Traoré DiarraAli Diarra (born 1988), Ivorian footballerAlou Diarra (born 1981), French international footballer, 2006 FIFA World Cup runner-upAlpha Mandé Diarra (born 1954), Malian authorAmadou Baba Diarra (1933-2008), Malian general and politicianArouna Diarra , member of the American folk musical group Rising AppalachiaBinta Diarra (born 1994), Malian footballer, plays for the national women's teamBoubacar Diarra (disambiguation) , several people, including:
Boubakary Diarra (born 1993), French-born footballer who has represented Mali at youth levelBrahima Diarra (born 2003), French footballer, plays for Huddersfield TownCartier Diarra (born 1998), American basketball playerCheick Diarra (disambiguation) , several peopleCheikh-Alan Diarra (born 1993), French professional footballerDiadié Diarra (born 1991), French footballerDjigui Diarra (born 1995), Malian footballer who plays for Tanzanian club Young AfricansDramane Diarra (born 1980), French basketball playerDrissa Diarra (disambiguation) , several peopleElea-Mariama Diarra (born 1990), French athleteFatim Diarra (born 1986), Finnish politicianFatoumata Diarra (disambiguation) , several peopleHabib Diarra (born 2004), Senegalese footballer, plays for Strasbourg, FranceHarouna Diarra (born 1978), Malian former footballer, played in CreteHélène Diarra (1955–2021), Malian actressIbrahima Diarra (born 1971), Burkinabè former professional footballerIchaka Diarra (born 1995), Malian footballer, plays for Lebanese club AnsarIsmaïla Diarra (born 1992), Malian footballerJean-Gabriel Diarra (1945–2019), Malian Roman Catholic bishopLamine Diarra (born 1983), Senegalese football playerLaré Mohamed Diarra , Burkina Faso international footballerLassana Diarra (born 1985), French international footballerLassana Diarra (Malian footballer) (born 1989), Malian footballer, plays for Djoliba ACLassina Diarra , Malian footballer, plays for AS BakaridjanMahamadou Diarra (born 1981), Malian international footballerMaimouna Diarra (born 1991), Senegalese basketball playerMamadou Diarra (disambiguation) , several peopleMamady Diarra (born 2000), Malian footballerMansong Diarra (aka Monzon), ruler of the Bambara Empire from 1795 to 1808; son of Ngolo DiarraMariatou Diarra (born 1985), Malian women's basketball playerM'Bam Diatigui Diarra (1946–2011), Malian lawyer and human rights activistMohamadou Diarra (born 1983), Senegalese rugby union playerMohamed Traoré Diarra , Spanish footballer known as Moha Traoré, brother of AdamaMohamed Diarra (born 2001), French basketball playerMohammed Diarra (born 1992), Guinean international footballerMoké Diarra (born 1983), Malian former professional footballerMoussa Diarra (disambiguation) , several peopleMoustapha Diarra (born 1987), French basketball playerNakunte Diarra (c. 1941–2020), Malian textile artistNgolo Diarra , king of the Bambara Empire from 1766 to 1795; father of Mansong DiarraNianta Diarra (born 1993), Malian professional basketball playerOumou Armand Diarra , pseudonym of Malian writer Oumou Modibo SangareOusmane Diarra (disambiguation) , several peopleRaphaël Diarra (born 1995), French professional footballerSalimata Diarra (born 1994), Malian international footballer, plays for the Mali women's national teamSekou Diarra (born 1993), Malian international footballer, plays for Onze CréateursSeydina Diarra (born 1994), Belgian-Malian footballerSeydou Diarra (1933–2020), Prime Minister of Côte d'IvoireSeydou Diarra (footballer) (born 1968), Ivorian former footballerSidiki Diarra (1952–2014), former Burkinabé footballer, later manager of Burkina Faso national teamSigamary Diarra (born 1984), retired Malian footballerSouleymane Diarra (born 1995), Malian footballerStéphane Diarra (born 1998), Ivorian footballerTapha Diarra (Moustafa "Tapha" Diarra; born 1970), Senegalese sprinterUsman Diarra (born 1998), Indonesian footballerYacouba Diarra (born 1988), Malian footballerYouba Diarra (born 1998), Malian footballer, plays for Red Bull Salzburg
Given name
References
^ a b c Larkan, F.; Murphy, F. (2017). Memory and Recovery in Times of Crisis ISBN 978-1-317-02037-0 . Retrieved 2 December 2022 . ^ "Bambara–French dictionary" . Bambara . Retrieved 2 December 2022 .^ Bickford-Smith, V.; Mendelsohn, R. (2007). Black and White in Colour: African History on Screen ISBN 978-1-84701-522-8 . Retrieved 2 December 2022 . ^ Ajayi, J.F.A. (1989). Africa in the Nineteenth Century Until the 1880s ISBN 978-92-3-101712-4 . Retrieved 2 December 2022 . ^ Frank, B.E. (2022). Griot Potters of the Folona: The History of an African Ceramic Tradition ISBN 978-0-253-05897-3 . Retrieved 3 December 2022 . ^ Austen, R.A. (1999). In Search of Sunjata: The Mande Oral Epic as History, Literature, and Performance ISBN 978-0-253-21248-1 . Retrieved 2 December 2022 . ^ Belcher, S. (1999). Epic Traditions of Africa ISBN 978-0-253-21281-8 . Retrieved 2 December 2022 . ^ "Diarra Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History" . Forebears . Retrieved 2 December 2022 .
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