Akan names come from a traditional naming system for people from countries such as Togo, Ivory Coast and Ghana. A child’s name is determined by factors surrounding his or her birth. For example, the day of their birth or the manner in which they were born may determine which name they get irrespective of their gender. These Akan names signify the day one is born. According to Akan tradition, each child is born with a name associated to their soul. The day the child is born is therefore determined by the soul. The well thought and organized naming system of the Akan’s was initiated by the ancestors and has attracted so many people’s attention as they desire to know more about these names. As a matter of fact, it is possible to tell what led to someone’s birth, the day they were born and their rank among the siblings just by their names. Learn more:Wikipedia Akan Names
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First of all, I know you are interested to know what your akan name is. Proceed below to identify your Akan Name then check its meaning below to know more about yourself.
Refer here after knowing your Akan name to know more about it or maybe even yourself.
- Akosua-Kwasi
- Adwoa-Kwado
- Abena-Kwabena
- Kwaku-Akua
- Yaw-Yaa
- Kofi-Afua
- Kwame-Ama
These names are given to children that are born on a Sunday. They are believed to be naturally agile and therefore their appellation is “Agility”. They are quick, fast and are highly skilled in performing tasks especially crafts.
These are names for children born on Monday. They like peace and will avoid trouble at all cost. Their appellation means “Peaceful”.
They were born on Tuesday. They are always friendly hence their appellation means “Friendliness”.
They were born on Wednesday. Their appellations means “Evil”. They are mostly associated with stubbornness.
They were born on Thursday. Their appellation is bravery. They never care about what will result from a certain situation.
They were born on Friday. They are known to be wanderers and are unable to stay in one place for long. They can travel to far places, start their own families there and never bother to check on those family members they left behind.
Born on Saturday. The males are believed to be always set for combat hence “Ready for combat” becomes his first appellation while “Snakebite herbalist” becomes his second appellation. Females are creators hence one of their appellation is “creation” while the other is “Grace”.
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I hope you have had fun knowing your Akan name and learning more about the culture of Akan names. Well if you did feel free to refer your friends here for them to have fun knowing their Akan Names as well. Knowing other peoples culture and getting to know simply other people's way of life is a practice of promoting international peace as you get to value and honor their respective cultures. Thank you for promoting international peace because, don't you feel part of ghanaians by now?
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