Highly praised or commendable
Amadou is the West African form of the Arabic name Ahmad. It is widely used across Francophone Africa, particularly among the Wolof, Fula, and Mandinka peoples, to honor the Prophet Muhammad.
Less common today
Amadou isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,255 in 2000.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Guinean immigrant whose 1994 death became a major civil rights case
One half of the Grammy-nominated Malian duo Amadou & Mariam
Malian professional footballer for RB Leipzig
Former President of Mali
Malian writer and ethnologist
