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] The clan existed as kings of Zaghari on the middle
Niger before the Moroccan invasion of Ghana. A theory of their origin holds that the Touré are descended from the "Roum," pre-Arab North African soldiers, and local women.[2]
People
Notable people with the name include:
Touré (born 1971), American novelist and music journalist
Adama Touré (1936-2012), Burkinabé politician and educator
This page lists people with the
surnameTouré. If an
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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] The clan existed as kings of Zaghari on the middle
Niger before the Moroccan invasion of Ghana. A theory of their origin holds that the Touré are descended from the "Roum," pre-Arab North African soldiers, and local women.[2]
People
Notable people with the name include:
Touré (born 1971), American novelist and music journalist
Adama Touré (1936-2012), Burkinabé politician and educator
This page lists people with the
surnameTouré. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.