Kwaku

Kwaku (Kweku, Kuuku, Korku, Kɔku, Kouakou), is an Akan name given to male children born on Wednesday from the Akan and Ewe ethnic group. Historically, Akan birthday names are associated with appellations that give an indication of the character of people born on such days. Typical appellations for Kwaku are Atobi and Daaku.[1]

Kwaku
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameAkan people, Ewe people
Meaningborn on a Wednesday
Region of originEmpire of Ashanti , Ewe people, Ghana
Other names
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Female Variant

The female variant is Akua (Akúá, Akuba).

References

  1. Obeng (2001). African Anthroponymy: An Ethnopragmatic and Morphophonological Study of Names in Akan and Some African Societies. Muenchen: Lincom Europa. ISBN 9783895864315.
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