Kwabena

Qua-ben-ah

Ghanaian, Akan, Twi

"Born on a Tuesday"

Kwabena Origin and Meaning

The name Kwabena is a boy's name of African, Ghanan, Ghanaian origin meaning "Born on a Tuesday".

The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system (think Kofi Annan, whose name means born on a Friday).

Kwabena is the name for boys born on a Tuesday. The association of Kwabena is the ocean, so this might also be considered a name meaning ocean.

Famous People Named Kwabena

• Kwabena Duffuor former Ghanaian Finance Minister
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• Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, Ghanaian cardiovascular surgeon
• Kwabena Boahen Ghanaian engineer
• Kwabena Agyei Agyapong Ghanaian civil engineer
• Kwabena Appiah New Zealand footballer
• Kwabena Adusei Ghanaian footballer
• Kwabena Kwabena stage name of George Kwabena Adu, Ghanaian singer,songwriter
• Kwabena Boafo Ghanaian footballer
• William Kwabena Tiero Ghanaian footballer
• Dylan Kwabena Mills aka Dizzee Rascal British rapper