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Ghanaian, Akan, Twi
"born on Friday"
This Akan day name is very much associated with Kofi Annan, the seventh secretary general of the United Nations. The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the…
Ghanaian
"king"
Nana, most often used for girls as a a short form of Anna or Nancy, is an African name for boys meaning king or in some translations, "born on Tuesday." Isaac Hayes used the name for his son. It may…
"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…
"Born on a Wednesday"
Ghanaian, Akan
"born on Monday"
The Ashantis of Ghana traditionally use this animated name for boys born on Monday. The girls' equivalent is Adwoa, pronounced ahj-wa.
Twi
"Born on a Monday"
Kwadwo is a name given to men born on Monday in Western Africa, particularly Ghana and some parts of Togo and Ivory Coast. The female variant is Adwoa. Kwadwo would be familiar to sports fanatics,…
"Born on a Thursday"
Ghanan
"born on Wednesday"
Classic African day name, with rhythm and energy.
Akan
"first born"
A unisex Akan name, typically chosen for a first-born child, Piesie may also be pronounced as Píèsíe. It literally translates to "erupting from an anthill", giving it an earthy, nature-connected…
"fourth born"
Also appearing as Anané, this name is primarily used in Ghana. Derived from Akan, it's used to refer to a fourth born child, more commonly a son.
"born on Saturday"
Typical African day-of-the-week name.