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[Facts] Re: West Aftrican first and last names
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Cleveland Kent Evans
(clevelandkentevans)
10/14/2010, 4:15 PM
in reply to
a message by Perdita Stapleton
I don't believe that most West African cultures would have had hereditary surnames before the colonial powers imposed them, so I don't think you will find any precolonial last names.
You can find the origin of
Amina
by clicking on the linked name.
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West Aftrican first and last names
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Perdita Stapleton
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10/13/2010, 6:50 AM
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Re: West Aftrican first and last names
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Cleveland Kent Evans
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10/14/2010, 4:15 PM