Ould

Ould is an English surname and an Arabic name (Arabic: ولد). In some Arabic dialects, particularly Hassaniya Arabic, ولد‎ (the patronymic, meaning "son of") is transliterated as Ould. Most Mauritanians have patronymic surnames.

Notable people with this surname include:

English surname

Edward Ould (1852–1909), English architect
Fielding Ould (1710–1789), Irish doctor
Johnny Ould (born 1940), British boxer
Robert Ould (1820–1882), American lawyer

Arabic name

Ahmed Ould Bouceif (1934–1979), Mauritanian military and political leader
Ahmed Ould Daddah (born 1942), Mauritanian economist, politician and civil servant
Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed (born 1949), Mauritanian diplomat and politician
Ahmed Salim Ould Sidi (1939–1981), Mauritanian military and political leader
Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah (born 1940), Mauritanian diplomat
Bilal Ould-Chikh (born 1997), Dutch football player
Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna (born 1956), Mauritanian political figure
Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (1953–2017), Mauritanian political and military figure
Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya (born 1961), Mauritanian politician
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (born 1960), Mauritanian diplomat and politician
Mahfouz Ould al-Walid, Mauritanian Islamic scholar and poet previously associated with al-Qaeda
Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir, Mauritanian blogger and political prisoner
Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (born 1940), Former Head of state of Mauritania
Mohamed Lamine Ould Ahmed (born 1947), Sahrawi politician, writer and member of the Polisario Front
Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig (born 1959), Mauritanian academic and political figure
Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943–2019), Mauritanian politician
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (born 1956), Mauritanian politician
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (born 1956)
Mohamed Salem Ould Béchir, Mauritanian politician
Moktar Ould Daddah (1924–2003), Former Mauritanian President
Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf (born 1957), Mauritanian politician
Mustafa Ould Salek (1936–2012), Mauritanian politician
Myriam Ould-Braham (born 1982), French ballet dancer
Noureddine Ould Ali (born 1972), Algerian football coach
Omar Ould Hamaha (1963–2014), Mali Islamist militia commander
Saleh Ould Hanenna (born 1966), Mauritanian soldier and political figure
Sghair Ould M'Bareck (born 1954), Mauritanian politician
Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara (1947–2017), Mauritanian politician
Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (born 1957), Mauritanian politician
Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938–2020), Mauritanian politician
Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef (born 1960), Mauritanian politician
Yahya Ould Hademine (born 1953), Mauritanian engineer and politician
Zeine Ould Zeidane (born 1966), Mauritanian economist and politician
Zinédine Ould Khaled (born 2000), French football player

English surname

Arabic name

See also