Adamou

Adamou is both a given name and a surname.[1] Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

  • Adamos Adamou (born 1950), Cypriot politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Progressive Party of Working People
  • Chaibou Adamou, player from Cameroon who currently plays in the Thai Division 2 League for Pattani FC
  • Dimitrios Adamou (1914–1991), Greek politician and a writer, Member of the European Parliament representing Greece for the Communist Party
  • Ivi Adamou (born 1993), Cypriot singer
  • Korina Adamou (born 2002), Cypriot footballer
  • Nabil Adamou (born 1975), retired Algerian long jumper
  • Nafissatou Moussa Adamou (born 1997), Nigerien swimmer

Given name:

  • Adamou Allassane, Nigerien Olympic middle-distance runner
  • Adamou Harouna, Nigerian military figure, led the military coup which overthrew President Mamadou Tandja in 2010
  • Adamou Idé (born 1951), Nigerien poet and novelist
  • Adamou Mayaki (born 1919), Nigerian politician and diplomat
  • Adamou Moussa (born 1995), Nigerien international footballer
  • Adamou Ndam Njoya (born 1942 - died 2020), Cameroonian lawyer, author, professor, politician, and former presidential candidate
  • Frederic Adamou Ngove (born 1988), professional Cameroonian footballer currently playing for ES Hammam-Sousse
  • Moumouni Adamou Djermakoye (born 1939), Nigerian politician and the President of the Nigerian Alliance for Democracy and Progress

References

  1. ^ Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
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Surnames associated with the given name Adam
Celtic
  • McAdam
  • McAdams
Germanic
  • Adametz (from Slavic)
  • Adomeit (from Baltic)
  • Adams
  • Adamson
  • Adamsson
  • Adamsen
  • Addams
Romance
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