Ghanaian Name



Akan names are the day names in Ghana and are derived from Ghanaian culture.

In Ghana, the days of the week are very impotant aspects of the naming culture.



Babies are give a day name according to the day of the week they were born.

These day names come in pairs for each specific day; one for males and the other for females.

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Below is a chart indicating the male or female names for each corresponding day of the week to be displayed in accordance to your birthday:

Days Of The Week

    Sunday

    Monday

    Tuesday

    Wednesday

    Thursday

    Friday

    Saturday

Ghananian Male

    Kwasi

    Kwadwo

    Kwabena

    Kwaku

    Yaw

    Kofi

    Kwame

Ghananian Female

    Akosua

    Adwoa

    Abenaa

    Akua

    Yaa

    Afua

    Ama