Akan Names

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