Kofi
KO-fee
Ghanaian, Akan, Twi
"born on Friday"Share
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Updated Thu Apr 18 2024
Kofi Origin and Meaning
The name Kofi is a boy's name of African, Ghanan, Ghanaian origin meaning "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 day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system.
Kofi is the male name for babies born on a Friday (the female variant is Afua/Efua).
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Famous People Named Kofi
- Kofi Annanwinner of the Nobel Peace Prize
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Kofi in Pop Culture
- Kofi is a minor character in the cartoon Steven Universe