Kwame

Kwame, Kwamé, Kouamé, Kwami, Kwamena, or Kwamina is a Twi and Akan day name given to a boy born on a Saturday, originating in Ghana. The most well-known bearer of the name was Kwame Nkrumah, President of Ghana and a founder of Pan-Africanism - mainly due to whom the name spread also to non-Ghanaians.

Kwame
PronunciationKwah-mɪ
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameAkan people
Meaningborn on a Saturday
Region of originCentral,Western, Ashanti,Brong Ahafo,Eastern Volta, Ghana
Other names
Related namesKwamina, Kwamena

People with this name include:

Fictional character

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