Ghanaian name
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Ghanaian names (or personal names in
Coromantees
. Most day names among the Mole-Dagombas are usually given to girls, and few are given to both sexes.
Most Ghanaians have at least one name from this system, even if they also have an Arabic or western name. Notable figures with day names include Ghana's first president Kwame Nkrumah and former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.
Examples of Ghanaian day names (mainly in the southern part)
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Akwasi, Kwasi, Kwesi, Akwesi, Sisi, Kacely, Koshi, Kosi | Kosiwa, Kwasiwa, Awisi, Akosua, Akasi, Akos, Esi, Awesi, Awan |
| Monday | Kojo, Kwadwo, Jojo, Joojo, Kujoe, Kwadzo, Kodzo | Adzo, Adwoa, Adjoa, Adzoa, Adwoma |
| Tuesday | Kobla, Kwabena, Ebo, Komla, Kwabla, Kabenla, Kobe, Kobi, Kobby, Kobina | Abla, Abena, Abenayo, Abenkwan, Ablamaa, Araba |
| Wednesday | Kaku, Kwaku, Abeiku, Kuuku, Kweku, Keku, Koku | Akuba, Akua, Aku, Kukua, Akuma, Akusea, Ekua |
| Thursday | Yaw, Kwaw, Ekow, Yao | Yawo, Yaa, Yawa, Awo, Yaba |
| Friday | Kofi, Fifi, Fiifi, Yoofi, Kwoi | Afua, Afia, Afi, Efua, Efia, Afmaba |
| Saturday | Kwame, Kwami, Kwafica, Kwamina/Kwamena, Komi, Ato | Ama, Amma, Ami |
Examples of Ghanaian day names (mainly in the northern part)
(See Naming customs of the Dagomba people.)
| Male | Female | Both sexes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | - | Lahari | - |
| Monday | - | Tani | - |
| Tuesday | - | Talaata | - |
| Wednesday | - | Lariba | |
| Thursday | - | - | Lamisi or Laamihi |
| Friday | Azindoo | Azima | - |
| Saturday | Sibidoo | Sibiri | - |
References
- Johan Degen, Traditional Ghanaian Names at the Wayback Machine (archived September 30, 2007)
- Kropp Dakubu M.E. (2000). Personal Names of the Dagombas. p. 57. Michigan State University.
- Oppong, Joseph R.; Oppong, Esther D. (2003). Ghana. ISBN 1438105053. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- Levy, Patricia; Wong, Winnie (2010). Ghana (2nd ed.). ISBN 978-0761448471. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- Utley, Ian (2010). Ghana - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (Rev. [ed.], 3rd printing. ed.). ISBN 978-1857336047.