AkanNames.
The Akan Naming System.
The Akan naming system comes from the traditional people of
countries such as Togo, Ivory Coast and Ghana.
Akan names are derived from Ghanian culture, and 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:
| Day of the week. |
Male. | Female. |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Kwasi | Akosua |
| Monday | Kwadwo | Adwoa |
| Tuesday | Kwabena | Abenaa |
| Wednesday | Kwaku | Akua |
| Thursday | Yaw | Yaa |
| Friday | Kofi | Afua |
| Saturday | Kwame | Ama |
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