Akan Names

Akan names are used by the Akan people of Ghana and Ivory Coast.
gender
usage
Abena f Akan
Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan.
Adjoa f Akan
Variant of Adwoa.
Adwoa f Akan
Means "born on Monday" in Akan.
Afia f Akan
Variant of Afua.
Afua f Akan
Means "born on Friday" in Akan.
Akosua f Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.
Akua f Akan
Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan.
Ama f Akan
Means "born on Saturday" in Akan.
Anan 1 m & f Akan
Means "fourth born child" in Akan.
Awotwi m & f Akan
Means "eighth born child" in Akan.
Baako m & f Akan
Means "first born child" in Akan.
Berko m Akan
Means "first born" in Akan.
Dubaku m & f Akan
Means "eleventh born child" in Akan.
Efua f Akan
Variant of Afua.
Ekua f Akan
Variant of Akua.
Enu m & f Akan
Means "fifth born child" in Akan.
Esi f Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.
Kobina m Akan
Variant of Kwabena.
Kofi m Akan
Means "born on Friday" in Akan.
Kojo m Akan
Variant of Kwadwo.
Kunto f Akan
Means "third child" in Akan.
Kwabena m Akan
Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan.
Kwadwo m Akan
Means "born on Monday" in Akan.
Kwaku m Akan
Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan.
Kwame m Akan
Means "born on Saturday" in Akan.
Kwasi m Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.
Kweku m Akan
Variant of Kwaku.
Kwesi m Akan
Variant of Kwasi.
Nana 4 m & f Akan
From an Akan word used as a title of a monarch.
Nkruma m & f Akan
Means "ninth born child" in Akan.
Nsia m & f Akan
Means "sixth born child" in Akan.
Nsonowa m & f Akan
Means "seventh born child" in Akan.
Thema f Akan
Means "queen" in Akan.
Yaa f Akan
Means "born on Thursday" in Akan.
Yaw m Akan
Means "born on Thursday" in Akan.