{{other uses|Diarra (disambiguation)}} '''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,<ref name=larkan>{{cite book | last1=Larkan | first1=F. | last2=Murphy | first2=F. | title=Memory and Recovery in Times of Crisis | publisher=Taylor & Francis | series=Memory Studies: Global Constellations | year=2017 | isbn=978-1-317-02037-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o789DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT138 | access-date=2 December 2022 | page=138}}</ref> synonymous with waraba.<ref>{{cite web | title=Bambara–French dictionary | website=Bambara | url=http://bambara.org/lexique/lexicon/main.htm | access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref> 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 (or Monzon) Diarra, and then his son Da Diarra.<ref>{{cite book | last1=Bickford-Smith | first1=V. | last2=Mendelsohn | first2=R. | title=Black and White in Colour: African History on Screen | publisher=James Currey | year=2007 | isbn=978-1-84701-522-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v0ETe-o1WukC&pg=PA36 | access-date=2 December 2022 | page=36}}</ref><ref name=ajayi>{{cite book | last=Ajayi | first=J.F.A. | title=Africa in the Nineteenth Century Until the 1880s | publisher=UNESCO | series=General history of Africa | year=1989 | isbn=978-92-3-101712-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mw1n9-3ZvcQC&pg=PA683 | access-date=2 December 2022 | page=683}}</ref>
The clan name (or patronym<ref name=frank2022>{{cite book | last=Frank | first=B.E. | title=Griot Potters of the Folona: The History of an African Ceramic Tradition | publisher=Indiana University Press | year=2022 | isbn=978-0-253-05897-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zn1REAAAQBAJ&pg=PP78 | access-date=3 December 2022 | page=78}}</ref>) Jara/Diarra is related to another clan name, Koné,<ref name=larkan/> and is heard in many of the chronicles that have been handed down orally.<ref>{{cite book | last=Austen | first=R.A. | title=In Search of Sunjata: The Mande Oral Epic as History, Literature, and Performance | publisher=Indiana University Press | year=1999 | isbn=978-0-253-21248-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BxQBOyEiL8MC&pg=PA103 | access-date=2 December 2022 | page=103}}</ref> Both are frequently praised together in song, signifying bravery and fearlessness.<ref name=larkan/><ref>{{cite book | last=Belcher | first=S. | title=Epic Traditions of Africa | publisher=Indiana University Press | year=1999 | isbn=978-0-253-21281-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pxwg6XX1GaMC&pg=PA213 | access-date=2 December 2022 | page=213}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web | title=Diarra Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History | website=Forebears | url=https://forebears.io/surnames/diarra | access-date=2 December 2022}}</ref> Today, it is also used as a given name.
'''Diarra''' may refer to: {{TOC right}}
==Surname== *Abdel Diarra (full name Abdel Rahamane Diarra Khalil; born 1994), Ivorian footballer *Abdoulaye Diarra (footballer, born 1986), Ivorian footballer *Abdoulaye Diarra (footballer, born 1994), Malian international footballer who plays for Maghreb de Fès *Aboubacar Diarra (born 1993), Malian footballer, played in Egypt *Adama Traoré Diarra (born 1996), known as Adama, Spanish footballer, plays for Fulham, brother of Mohamed Traoré Diarra *Ali Diarra (born 1988), Ivorian footballer *Alou Diarra (born 1981), French international footballer, 2006 FIFA World Cup runner-up *Alpha Mandé Diarra (born 1954), Malian author *Amadou Baba Diarra (1933–2008), Malian general and politician *Arouna Diarra, member of the American folk musical group Rising Appalachia *Boubacar Diarra (disambiguation), several people, including: **Boubacar Diarra (footballer, born 1979), retired Malian footballer **Boubacar Diarra (footballer, born 1994), current footballer who plays for Neroca F.C. *Boubakary Diarra (born 1993), French-born footballer who has represented Mali at youth level *Brahima Diarra (born 2003), French footballer, plays for Huddersfield Town *Cartier Diarra (born 1998), American basketball player *Cheick Diarra (disambiguation), several people *Cheikh-Alan Diarra (born 1993), French professional footballer *Diadié Diarra (born 1991), French footballer *Djigui Diarra (born 1995), Malian footballer who plays for Tanzanian club Young Africans *Dramane Diarra (born 1980), French basketball player *Drissa Diarra (disambiguation), several people *Elea-Mariama Diarra (born 1990), French athlete *Fatim Diarra (born 1986), Finnish politician *Fatoumata Diarra (disambiguation), several people *Habib Diarra (born 2004), Senegalese footballer, plays for Strasbourg, France *Harouna Diarra (born 1978), Malian former footballer, played in Crete *Hélène Diarra (1955–2021), Malian actress *Ibrahima Diarra (born 1971), Burkinabè former professional footballer *Ichaka Diarra (born 1995), Malian footballer, plays for Lebanese club Ansar *Ismaïla Diarra (born 1992), Malian footballer *Jack Diarra (born 2006), Burkinabe footballer *Jean-Gabriel Diarra (1945–2019), Malian Roman Catholic bishop *Lamine Diarra (born 1983), Senegalese football player *Laré Mohamed Diarra, Burkina Faso international footballer *Lassana Diarra (born 1985), French international footballer *Lassana Diarra (Malian footballer) (born 1989), Malian footballer, plays for Djoliba AC *Lassina Diarra, Malian footballer, plays for AS Bakaridjan *Mahamadou Diarra (born 1981), Malian international footballer *Maimouna Diarra (born 1991), Senegalese basketball player *Mamadou Diarra (disambiguation), several people *Mamady Diarra (born 2000), Malian footballer *Mansong Diarra (aka Monzon), ruler of the Bambara Empire from 1795 to 1808; son of Ngolo Diarra *Mariatou Diarra (born 1985), Malian women's basketball player *M'Bam Diatigui Diarra (1946–2011), Malian lawyer and human rights activist *Mohamadou Diarra (born 1983), Senegalese rugby union player *Mohamed Traoré Diarra, Spanish footballer known as Moha Traoré, brother of Adama *Mohamed Diarra (born 2001), French basketball player *Mohammed Diarra (born 1992), Guinean international footballer *Moké Diarra (born 1983), Malian former professional footballer *Moussa Diarra (disambiguation), several people *Moustapha Diarra (born 1987), French basketball player *Nakunte Diarra (c. 1941–2020), Malian textile artist *Ngolo Diarra, king of the Bambara Empire from 1766 to 1795; father of Mansong Diarra *Nianta Diarra (born 1993), Malian professional basketball player *Oumou Armand Diarra, pseudonym of Malian writer Oumou Modibo Sangare *Ousmane Diarra (disambiguation), several people *Raphaël Diarra (born 1995), French professional footballer *Salimata Diarra (born 1994), Malian international footballer, plays for the Mali women's national team *Sekou Diarra (born 1993), Malian international footballer, plays for Onze Créateurs *Seydina Diarra (born 1994), Belgian-Malian footballer *Seydou Diarra (1933–2020), Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire *Seydou Diarra (footballer) (born 1968), Ivorian former footballer *Sidiki Diarra (1952–2014), former Burkinabé footballer, later manager of Burkina Faso national team *Sigamary Diarra (born 1984), retired Malian footballer *Souleymane Diarra (born 1995), Malian footballer *Stéphane Diarra (born 1998), Ivorian footballer *Tapha Diarra (Moustafa "Tapha" Diarra; born 1970), Senegalese sprinter *Usman Diarra (born 1998), Indonesian footballer *Yacouba Diarra (born 1988), Malian footballer *Youba Diarra (born 1998), Malian footballer, plays for Red Bull Salzburg
==Given name== *Diarra Sylla (born 30 January 2001), also known Diarra *Diarra Kilpatrick, American actress *Diarra Traoré (1935–1985), Guinean soldier and politician * Liya Ag Ablil, aka Diarra, founding member of Mali Tuareg band Tinariwen *Mame Diarra Bousso (1833–1866), Sufi saint from Senegal
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