Akan (Ghana) Names

Kofi, Kwame, and Kwabena are Akan day names associated with Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday respectively. In the Akan naming tradition, a child's weekday of birth can inform their name. Day-name forms and spellings can differ across communities, so these entries focus on the commonly documented meanings rather than assigning personality traits.

This collection currently includes 3 entries: boy names. Browse the individual pages for each name's meaning, pronunciation, and any references available for that entry.