Aba (F)

fante: born on Thursday

Ababuo (F)

ewe: child that keeps coming back

Abam (F)

twi: second child after twins

Abeeku (M)

fante: born on Wednesday

Abena (F)

akan: born on Tuesday

Addae (M)

akan: morning sun

Adeben (M)

akan: the twelfth born

Adika (M)

ewe: first child of a second husband

Adofo (ahDOfo) (M)

Akan: courageous warrior

Adom (M)

Akan: help from God

Adowa (F)

akan: born on a Tuesday

Adwoa (F)

fante: born on a Monday

Afafa (a-FAH-fa)(F)

ewe: first child of second husband

Afia (a-FEE-a) (F)

ewe: born on Friday

Afryea (a-FRY-ya) (F)

ewe: born during good times

Afua (F)

ewe: born on Friday

Agyei (agJAYee) (M)

Akan: messenger from God

Agyeman (agYEHman) (M)

Akan: given to the 14^th born

Agymah (agjeeMA) (M)

Fante: one who leaves his community

Akosua (ah-KOH-soo-ah) (F)

Ewe: born on Sunday

Akua (ah-KOO-ah) (F)

Eew: born on Wednesday

 Akwete (ah-KWEH-the) (F)

Ga: elder of twins

Akwokwo (ah-KWO-kwoh) (F)

Ga: younger of twins

Ama (AH-ma)(F)

Ewe: born on Saturday

Antobam (ahn-to-BAHM) (F)

Fante: given to a posthumous child

Efia (e-FEE-ya) (F)

fante: born on Friday

Enyonyam (EN-yo-nam) (F)

ewe: it is good for me

Esi (e-SEE) (F)

ewe: born on Sunday

Kwame (M)

Akan: born on Saturday, first president of Ghana

-> M: Kwami

-> F: Kwamina

Yafeu (ya-FE-oh)(M)

fante: bold

Yao (M)

ewe: born on Thursday

= Yawo (akan)

Yoofi (yo-o-FEE) (M)

akan: born on Friday

Yooku (yo-o-KOO)(M)

fante: born on Wednesday

Yorkoo (yor-KOO) (M)

fante: born on Thursday

Compiled by Joumana Medlej.