Aïssata is both a surname and a female given name. It is French spelling of a
Fulani
The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people ( ff, Fulɓe, ; french: Peul, links=no; ha, Fulani or Hilani; pt, Fula, links=no; wo, Pël; bm, Fulaw) are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. ...
name ultimately derived from Arabic عَائِشَةُ (ʿāʾišatu, “
Aisha
Aisha ( ar, , translit=ʿĀʾisha bint Abī Bakr; , also , ; ) was Muhammad's third and youngest wife. In Islamic writings, her name is thus often prefixed by the title "Mother of the Believers" ( ar, links=no, , ʾumm al-mu'min, muʾminīn), ...
”). Notable people with the name include:
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Aïssata Coulibaly (born 1983), Malian football player
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Aïssata Issoufou Mahamadou
Aissata Issoufou Mahamadou (born ?) is a Nigerien chemist, chemical engineer, mining specialist, and healthcare advocate who served as First Lady of the Republic of Niger from 7 April 2011 to 2 April 2021. She is the first wife of former Presid ...
, Nigerian First Lady and scientist
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Aïssata Kane (1938–2019), Mauritanian politician and women's rights activist
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Aïssata Lam
Aïssata Lam (born in October 1986) is a Mauritanian Development Professional .
She is the cofounder and president of the Youth Chamber of Commerce of Mauritania (JCCM) and has a background in microfinance and agricultural finance. She works in ...
(born 1986/87), Mauritanian women's rights activist
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Aïssata Soulama (born 1979), Burkinabé hurdler
*Aissata Diallo (born 1994), Guinean-American reality star
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Mounkaïla Aïssata, Nigerian politician
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