The first daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)was Fatima and hence Fatou, and
Lamin is a mispronunciation of one of the names of the prophet (Al Amin)

Numukunda

>From: alfusainey bah <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Lamin and Fatou
>Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 11:31:45 PDT
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>Hello l-ers,
>I was just wondering what is the idea behind most mandinkas if not all
>naming their first son Lamin and their first daughters Fatou. My wife could
>not provide me an answer to this question, which was posed to me by a
>fellow
>American worker.
>May God Bless and Peace Be upon All
>Alasana Bah
>
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