Touré




Touré is the French transcription of a West African surname (English transcriptions are Turay and Touray). The name is probably derived from tùùré, the word for 'elephant' in Soninké, the language of the Ghana Empire.[1]



People


Notable people with the surname include:




  • Ahmed Touré (born 1987), Ivorian footballer (El Gouna)


  • Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922–1984), Guinean politician, first President of Guinea (1958–1984)


  • Aida Touré, Gabonese poet, artist and composer


  • Alhassane Touré (born 1984), Malian footballer


  • Ali Farka Touré (1939–2006), Malian musician, father of Vieux Farka Touré


  • Alioune Touré (born 1978), French footballer


  • Almamy Touré (born 1996), Malian footballer (AS Monaco FC)


  • Amadou Touré (born 1982), Burkinabé footballer (FC Wiltz 71)


  • Amadou Toumani Touré (born 1948), Malian politician, former President of Mali (2002–2012)


  • Aminatou Maïga Touré, Nigerien diplomat


  • Ansu Toure (born 1981), Liberian footballer


  • Askia M. Touré (born 1938), American poet and essayist


  • Assimiou Touré (born 1988), Togolese footballer (SpVgg Burgbrohl)


  • Bako Touré (1939–2001), Malian footballer, father of José Touré


  • Bassala Touré (born 1976), Malian footballer (Levadiakos)


  • Bassary Touré, Malian economist and politician


  • Cheikh Touré (born 1970), French athlete (long jump)


  • Demba Touré (born 1984), Senegalese footballer (Grasshopper)


  • Doudou Touré (born 1991), Mauritanian footballer (Vancouver Whitecaps)


  • Hamadoun Touré, Malian diplomat, Secretary General of the International Telecommunications Union (2007–present)


  • Hervé Touré (born 1982), French basketball player


  • Ibrahim Touré (1985–2014), Ivorian footballer (Smouha), brother of Kolo and Yaya Touré


  • Ibrahima Touré (born 1985), Senegalese footballer (Wydad Casablanca)


  • José Touré (born 1961), French footballer (Nantes)


  • Karidja Touré (born 1994), French actress


  • Kolo Touré (born 1981), Ivorian footballer (Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City), brother of Yaya and Ibrahim Touré


  • Larsen Touré (born 1984), Guinean footballer (Ipswich Town F.C.)


  • Mamam Cherif Touré (born 1981), Togolese footballer (Livingston)


  • Samory Toure (c. 1830–1900), founder of the Wassoulou Empire


  • Sanoussi Touré (born c.1950), Malian politician


  • Sékou Touré (1934–2003), Ivorian footballer (Montpellier)


  • Sidi Touré (born 1959), Malian singer and songwriter


  • Sidya Touré (born 1945), Guinean politician, Prime Minister of Guinea (1996–1999)


  • Thomas Touré (born 1993), Ivorian footballer (FC Girondins de Bordeaux)


  • Vieux Farka Touré (born 1981), Malian musician, son of Ali Farka Touré


  • Yaya Touré (born 1983), Ivorian footballer (Manchester City), brother of Kolo and Ibrahim Touré


  • Younoussi Touré (born 1941), Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali (1992–1993)


  • Youssouf Touré (born 1986), French footballer (Colmar)


  • Zargo Touré (born 1989), Senegalese footballer (Lorient)


Notable people with the forename include:



  • Touré (journalist) (born 1971), American novelist, music journalist, cultural critic, and television personality


Music



  • Touré Kunda, a Senegalese music group


Notes





  1. ^ Diagana, Ousmane Moussa (1995), La langue soninkée : morphosyntaxe et sens à travers le parler de Kaédi (Mauritanie), Paris : L'Harmattan.









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