Names That Mean Sunday

Akosua means "born on a Sunday," which relates the name to the sun and thus to fire.

Commonly heard in Hispanic cultures, a rhythmic possibility here.

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). Kwasi is the name for boys born on a Sunday. (The name for girls born on a Sunday is Akosua).

There's no shortage of quirky ways to get to hip nickname Oz -- Ozias, Osborne, Ozymandias -- but this one may appeal to parents looking for a full name with some religious significance. It was originally a name for Palm Sunday, which came from the Latin word for "hosanna."

Midcentury macramé-maker.

Pleasant-sounding word that could morph into a unique Sunday-picnic-type name.

Variant of Kwasi, given to boys born on a Sunday among the Akan people of Ghana.

Quashee was used in America and the Caribbean — particularly Jamaica — among enslaved people. It is derived from the traditional Akan name for boys born on Sunday, Kwasi.

Quasheba is a name unique to America, where it was used among enslaved people as a variation of the West African name Kwasi for girls born on a Sunday.