Akan Naming System

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Find my Akan Name

In West Africa, newborns are given special names depending on the day they are born.The tradition was shared out through-out west Africa . An example of a leadrer with Akan names is Kwameh Nkurumah ,Ghana's first president. Nkrumah

Day Names in Akan Culture

Male Names

  1. Sunday – Kwasi,
  2. Monday – Kwadwo
  3. Tuesday – Kwabena,
  4. Wednesday – Kwaku
  5. Thursday – Yao
  6. Friday – Kofi
  7. Saturday – Kwame

Female Names

  1. Sunday – Akosua
  2. Monday – Adwoa
  3. Tuesday – Abena
  4. Wednesday – Akua
  5. Thursday – Yaa
  6. Friday – Afua
  7. Saturday – Amma

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