Yaw

Ghanaian, Akan, Twi

"Born on a Thursday"

Yaw Origin and Meaning

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

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).

Yaw is the male name for babies born on a Thursday (the female variant is Yaba).

Famous People Named Yaw

• Yaw Yeboah Ghanaian footballer