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The Akan people of Ghana frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. These "day names" have further meanings concerning the soul and character of the person. Middle names have considerably more variety and can refer to their birth order, twin status, or an ancestor's middle name.
Akan names are derived from Ghanian culture. Frequently in Ghana, children are given their first name as
a 'day name'
which corresponds to the day in the week they were born. Here are Ghanian day names.
Male
Sunday: Kwasi
Monday: Kwadwo
Tuesday: Kwabena
Wednesday: Kwaku
Thursday: Yaw
Friday: Kofi
Saturday: Kwame
Female
Sunday: Akosua
Monday: Adwoa
Tuesday: Abenaa
Wednesday: Akua
Thursday: Yaa
Friday: Afua
Saturday: Ama
Most people do know when their birthdays are, but some might not know what day of the week they were
born.
This is a web application that takes a user's birthday
and calculates the day of the week they were
born and then depending on their gender it will output their Akan Name.Fill the form correctly and get your akan name;
Your Akan Name Is;
For more info: