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 [ syll. man-sa, ma-nsa ] The boy name Mansa is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is MahNSah KEY. The origin of Mansa is African-Mandinka. The Mandinka word 'mansa' (king of kings) is known from the Mali Empire's Keita Dynasty, which dominated West Africa from the 13th to the 15th centuries. The mansas often lived in opulence, and they monopolize the gold trade. Mansa is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Mansa include Machas (Polish), Maciek (Polish), Mackey (English, Irish, and Scottish), Mackie (English), Maco (Hungarian), Mahesh (Indian), Mahkah (Siouan), Maka, Makis (Greek), Makszi (Hungarian), Manchu, Manco, Mango (Spanish), Manus (Irish), Manzo, Masaichi (Japanese), Masao (Japanese), Maska, Maso (Italian), and Massey (English). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Mansa: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
