Diène
Diène, is a typical Serer patronym in Senegal.[1] It can also be a Serer first name for a female, which can be inherited as middle name from the mother.[2] In English speaking Gambia, the variantes of this surname (also worn by the Serers) include Jein. People carrying this name include :
- Doudou Diène (born 1941), former United Nations Special Rapporteur.
- Louis Diène Faye (born 1936), anthropologist and author on Serer religion.
- For Laba Diène Ngom - the 19th century historical figure during the reign of Maad a Sinig Kumba Ndoffene Famak Joof, see Saltigue and the Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune (also called the Battle of Somb).
Notes
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/WPanthroponymy.svg/30px-WPanthroponymy.svg.png)
Surname list
This page lists people with the surname Diène. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.