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, synonymous with waraba. 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 Diarra, and then his son Da Diarra.
The clan name Jara/Diarra is related to another clan name, Koné, and is heard in many of the chronicles that have been handed down orally. Both are frequently praised together in song, signifying bravery and fearlessness.
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. Today, it is also used as a given name.
Diarra may refer to:

Surname

  • Abdel Diarra, Ivorian footballer
  • Abdoulaye Diarra, Ivorian footballer
  • Abdoulaye Diarra, Malian international footballer who plays for Maghreb de Fès
  • Aboubacar Diarra, Malian footballer, played in Egypt
  • Adama Traoré Diarra, known as Adama, Spanish footballer, plays for Fulham, brother of Mohamed Traoré Diarra
  • Ali Diarra, Ivorian footballer
  • Alou Diarra, French international footballer, 2006 FIFA World Cup runner-up
  • Alpha Mandé Diarra, Malian author
  • Amadou Baba Diarra, Malian general and politician
  • Arouna Diarra, member of the American folk musical group Rising Appalachia
  • Binta Diarra, Malian footballer, plays for the national women's team
  • Boubacar Diarra, several people, including:
  • *Boubacar Diarra, retired Malian footballer
  • *Boubacar Diarra, current footballer who plays for Neroca F.C.
  • Boubakary Diarra, French-born footballer who has represented Mali at youth level
  • Brahima Diarra, French footballer, plays for Huddersfield Town
  • Cartier Diarra, American basketball player
  • Cheick Diarra, several people
  • Cheikh-Alan Diarra, French professional footballer
  • Diadié Diarra, French footballer
  • Djigui Diarra, Malian footballer who plays for Tanzanian club Young Africans
  • Dramane Diarra, French basketball player
  • Drissa Diarra, several people
  • Elea-Mariama Diarra, French athlete
  • Fatim Diarra, Finnish politician
  • Fatoumata Diarra, several people
  • Habib Diarra, Senegalese footballer, plays for Strasbourg, France
  • Harouna Diarra, Malian former footballer, played in Crete
  • Hélène Diarra , Malian actress
  • Ibrahima Diarra, Burkinabè former professional footballer
  • Ichaka Diarra, Malian footballer, plays for Lebanese club Ansar
  • Ismaïla Diarra, Malian footballer
  • Jean-Gabriel Diarra, Malian Roman Catholic bishop
  • Lamine Diarra, Senegalese football player
  • Laré Mohamed Diarra, Burkina Faso international footballer
  • Lassana Diarra, French international footballer
  • Lassana Diarra , Malian footballer, plays for Djoliba AC
  • Lassina Diarra, Malian footballer, plays for AS Bakaridjan
  • Mahamadou Diarra, Malian international footballer
  • Maimouna Diarra, Senegalese basketball player
  • Mamadou Diarra, several people
  • Mamady Diarra, Malian footballer
  • Mansong Diarra, ruler of the Bambara Empire from 1795 to 1808; son of Ngolo Diarra
  • Mariatou Diarra, Malian women's basketball player
  • M'Bam Diatigui Diarra, Malian lawyer and human rights activist
  • Mohamadou Diarra, Senegalese rugby union player
  • Mohamed Traoré Diarra, Spanish footballer known as Moha Traoré, brother of Adama
  • Mohamed Diarra, French basketball player
  • Mohammed Diarra, Guinean international footballer
  • Moké Diarra, Malian former professional footballer
  • Moussa Diarra, several people
  • Moustapha Diarra, French basketball player
  • Nakunte Diarra, Malian textile artist
  • Ngolo Diarra, king of the Bambara Empire from 1766 to 1795; father of Mansong Diarra
  • Nianta Diarra, Malian professional basketball player
  • Oumou Armand Diarra, pseudonym of Malian writer Oumou Modibo Sangare
  • Ousmane Diarra, several people
  • Raphaël Diarra, French professional footballer
  • Salimata Diarra, Malian international footballer, plays for the Mali women's national team
  • Sekou Diarra, Malian international footballer, plays for Onze Créateurs
  • Seydina Diarra, Belgian-Malian footballer
  • Seydou Diarra, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire
  • Seydou Diarra , Ivorian former footballer
  • Sidiki Diarra, former Burkinabé footballer, later manager of Burkina Faso national team
  • Sigamary Diarra, retired Malian footballer
  • Souleymane Diarra, Malian footballer
  • Stéphane Diarra, Ivorian footballer
  • Tapha Diarra, Senegalese sprinter
  • Usman Diarra, Indonesian footballer
  • Yacouba Diarra, Malian footballer
  • Youba Diarra, Malian footballer, plays for Red Bull Salzburg

    Given name

  • Diarra Sylla, also known Diarra
  • Diarra Kilpatrick, American actress
  • Diarra Traoré, Guinean soldier and politician
  • Liya Ag Ablil, aka Diarra, founding member of Mali Tuareg band Tinariwen
  • Mame Diarra Bousso, Sufi saint from Senegal