Yaya
Yaya is a West African , including Gambian male given name . Yaya is a female given name in China.
Well-known namesake
Male first name
- Alfa Yaya von Labé (1830–1912), West African ruler in the 19th century
- Yaya Ouattara (* 1971), Burkinabe singer and percussionist
- Yaya Sanogo (* 1993), French soccer player with Ivorian roots
- Yaya Touré (* 1983), Ivorian football player
Stage name (female)
- Yaya DaCosta (* 1982), American actress and photo model
See also
- Yaya (wood) , export wood from the Ghanaian rainforest
- Yayalar , military association in the Ottoman Empire
- Yahya , person and family name
- The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisters , 2002 film directed by Callie Khouri
- Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! , Rolling Stones album
Individual evidence
- ↑ Names of People in Gambia at www.accessgambia.com (Engl.)
- ↑ Chinese Name Yaya ( Memento of the original from February 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (engl.)
