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There are 34 names matching your criteria.
ABENA
f
Western African
,
Akan
Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan.
ADJOA
f
Western African
,
Akan
Variant of
ADWOA
ADWOA
f
Western African
,
Akan
Means "born on Monday" in Akan.
AFIA
f
Western African
,
Akan
Variant of
AFUA
AFUA
f
Western African
,
Akan
Means "born on Friday" in Akan.
AKOSUA
f
Western African
,
Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.
AKUA
f
Western African
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Akan
Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan.
AMA
f
Western African
,
Akan
Means "born on Saturday" in Akan.
ANAN
(1)
m
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f
Western African
,
Akan
Means "fourth born child" in Akan.
AWOTWI
m
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f
Western African
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Akan
Means "eighth born child" in Akan.
BAAKO
m
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f
Western African
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Akan
Means "first born child" in Akan.
BERKO
m
Western African
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Akan
Means "first born" in Akan.
DUBAKU
m
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f
Western African
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Akan
Means "eleventh born child" in Akan.
EFUA
f
Western African
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Akan
Variant of
AFUA
EKUA
f
Western African
,
Akan
Variant of
AKUA
ENU
m
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f
Western African
,
Akan
Means "fifth born child" in Akan.
ESI
f
Western African
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Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.
KOBINA
m
Western African
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Akan
Variant of
KWABENA
KOFI
m
Western African
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Akan
Means "born on Friday" in Akan.
KOJO
m
Western African
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Akan
Variant of
KWADWO
KUNTO
f
Western African
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Akan
Means "third child" in Akan.
KWABENA
m
Western African
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Akan
Means "born on Tuesday" in Akan.
KWADWO
m
Western African
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Akan
Means "born on Monday" in Akan.
KWAKU
m
Western African
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Akan
Means "born on Wednesday" in Akan.
KWAME
m
Western African
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Akan
Means "born on Saturday" in Akan.
KWASI
m
Western African
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Akan
Means "born on Sunday" in Akan.
KWEKU
m
Western African
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Akan
Variant of
KWAKU
KWESI
m
Western African
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Akan
Variant of
KWASI
NKRUMA
m
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f
Western African
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Akan
Means "ninth born child" in Akan.
NSIA
m
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f
Western African
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Akan
Means "sixth born child" in Akan.
NSONOWA
m
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f
Western African
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Akan
Means "seventh born child" in Akan.
THEMA
f
Western African
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Akan
Means "queen" in Akan.
YAA
f
Western African
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Akan
Means "born on Thursday" in Akan.
YAW
m
Western African
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Akan
Means "born on Thursday" in Akan.
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