Diarra

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] synonymous with waraba.[2] The 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]) Jara/Diarra is related to another clan name, Koné,[1] and is heard in many of the chronicles that have been handed down orally.[6] Both are frequently praised together in song, signifying bravery and fearlessness.[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] Today, it is also used as a given name.

Diarra may refer to:

Surname

  • Abdel Diarra (full name Abdel Rahamane Diarra Khalil; born 1994), Ivorian footballer
  • Abdoulaye Diarra (born 1987), Ivorian footballer
  • Abdoulaye Diarra (footballer, born 1994), Malian international footballer who plays for Maghreb de Fès
  • Aboubacar Diarra (born 1993), Malian footballer, played in Egypt
  • Adama Traoré Diarra (born 1996), known as Adama, Spanish footballer, plays for Fulham, brother of Mohamed Traoré Diarra
  • Ali Diarra (born 1988), Ivorian footballer
  • Alou Diarra (born 1981), French international footballer, 2006 FIFA World Cup runner-up
  • Alpha Mandé Diarra (born 1954), Malian author
  • Amadou Baba Diarra (1933-2008), Malian general and politician
  • Arouna Diarra, member of the American folk musical group Rising Appalachia
  • Binta Diarra (born 1994), Malian footballer, plays for the national women's team
  • Boubacar Diarra (disambiguation), several people, including:
    • Boubacar Diarra (footballer, born 1979), retired Malian footballer
    • Boubacar Diarra (footballer, born 1994), current footballer who plays for Neroca F.C.
  • Boubakary Diarra (born 1993), French-born footballer who has represented Mali at youth level
  • Brahima Diarra (born 2003), French footballer, plays for Huddersfield Town
  • Cartier Diarra (born 1998), American basketball player
  • Cheick Diarra (disambiguation), several people
  • Cheikh-Alan Diarra (born 1993), French professional footballer
  • Diadié Diarra (born 1991), French footballer
  • Djigui Diarra (born 1995), Malian footballer who plays for Tanzanian club Young Africans
  • Dramane Diarra (born 1980), French basketball player
  • Drissa Diarra (disambiguation), several people
  • Elea-Mariama Diarra (born 1990), French athlete
  • Fatim Diarra (born 1986), Finnish politician
  • Fatoumata Diarra (disambiguation), several people
  • Habib Diarra (born 2004), Senegalese footballer, plays for Strasbourg, France
  • Harouna Diarra (born 1978), Malian former footballer, played in Crete
  • Hélène Diarra (1955–2021), Malian actress
  • Ibrahima Diarra (born 1971), Burkinabè former professional footballer
  • Ichaka Diarra (born 1995), Malian footballer, plays for Lebanese club Ansar
  • Ismaïla Diarra (born 1992), Malian footballer
  • Jean-Gabriel Diarra (1945–2019), Malian Roman Catholic bishop
  • Lamine Diarra (born 1983), Senegalese football player
  • Laré Mohamed Diarra, Burkina Faso international footballer
  • Lassana Diarra (born 1985), French international footballer
  • Lassana Diarra (Malian footballer) (born 1989), Malian footballer, plays for Djoliba AC
  • Lassina Diarra, Malian footballer, plays for AS Bakaridjan
  • Mahamadou Diarra (born 1981), Malian international footballer
  • Maimouna Diarra (born 1991), Senegalese basketball player
  • Mamadou Diarra (disambiguation), several people
  • Mamady Diarra (born 2000), Malian footballer
  • Mansong Diarra (aka Monzon), ruler of the Bambara Empire from 1795 to 1808; son of Ngolo Diarra
  • Mariatou Diarra (born 1985), Malian women's basketball player
  • M'Bam Diatigui Diarra (1946–2011), Malian lawyer and human rights activist
  • Mohamadou Diarra (born 1983), Senegalese rugby union player
  • Mohamed Traoré Diarra, Spanish footballer known as Moha Traoré, brother of Adama
  • Mohamed Diarra (born 2001), French basketball player
  • Mohammed Diarra (born 1992), Guinean international footballer
  • Moké Diarra (born 1983), Malian former professional footballer
  • Moussa Diarra (disambiguation), several people
  • Moustapha Diarra (born 1987), French basketball player
  • Nakunte Diarra (c. 1941–2020), Malian textile artist
  • Ngolo Diarra, king of the Bambara Empire from 1766 to 1795; father of Mansong Diarra
  • Nianta Diarra (born 1993), Malian professional basketball player
  • Oumou Armand Diarra, pseudonym of Malian writer Oumou Modibo Sangare
  • Ousmane Diarra (disambiguation), several people
  • Raphaël Diarra (born 1995), French professional footballer
  • Salimata Diarra (born 1994), Malian international footballer, plays for the Mali women's national team
  • Sekou Diarra (born 1993), Malian international footballer, plays for Onze Créateurs
  • Seydina Diarra (born 1994), Belgian-Malian footballer
  • Seydou Diarra (1933–2020), Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire
  • Seydou Diarra (footballer) (born 1968), Ivorian former footballer
  • Sidiki Diarra (1952–2014), former Burkinabé footballer, later manager of Burkina Faso national team
  • Sigamary Diarra (born 1984), retired Malian footballer
  • Souleymane Diarra (born 1995), Malian footballer
  • Stéphane Diarra (born 1998), Ivorian footballer
  • Tapha Diarra (Moustafa "Tapha" Diarra; born 1970), Senegalese sprinter
  • Usman Diarra (born 1998), Indonesian footballer
  • Yacouba Diarra (born 1988), Malian footballer
  • Youba Diarra (born 1998), Malian footballer, plays for Red Bull Salzburg

Given name

References

  1. ^ a b c Larkan, F.; Murphy, F. (2017). Memory and Recovery in Times of Crisis. Memory Studies: Global Constellations. Taylor & Francis. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-317-02037-0. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Bambara–French dictionary". Bambara. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. ^ Bickford-Smith, V.; Mendelsohn, R. (2007). Black and White in Colour: African History on Screen. James Currey. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-84701-522-8. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  4. ^ Ajayi, J.F.A. (1989). Africa in the Nineteenth Century Until the 1880s. General history of Africa. UNESCO. p. 683. ISBN 978-92-3-101712-4. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  5. ^ Frank, B.E. (2022). Griot Potters of the Folona: The History of an African Ceramic Tradition. Indiana University Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-253-05897-3. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  6. ^ Austen, R.A. (1999). In Search of Sunjata: The Mande Oral Epic as History, Literature, and Performance. Indiana University Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-253-21248-1. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  7. ^ Belcher, S. (1999). Epic Traditions of Africa. Indiana University Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-253-21281-8. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Diarra Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". Forebears. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
Surname list
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