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These "day names" have further meanings concerning the soul and character of the person. Middle names have considerably more variety and can refer to their birth order, twin status, or an ancestor's middle name. This naming tradition is shared throughout West Africa and the African diaspora.
Surnames of West African origin (4 C, 12 P) A. Afrikaans-language surnames (152 P) Surnames of Akan origin (1 C, 55 P) ... Dauda (given name) Dauda (surname) Ddumba;
South African given names (3 C, 28 P) T. Tunisian given names (1 C) Y. Yoruba given names (1 C, 234 P) Pages in category "African given names"
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.
The List of African words in Jamaican Patois notes down as many loan words in Jamaican Patois that can be traced back to specific African languages, the majority of which are Twi words. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Most of these African words have arrived in Jamaica through the enslaved Africans that were transported there in the era of the Atlantic slave trade .
South African masculine given names (1 C, 19 P) Y. Yoruba masculine given names (5 P) Pages in category "African masculine given names"
The Yoruba are most likely the most well-known West African ethnic group in the world due to their vast population in West Africa and broad dispersion through enslavement in the Americas. [1] The Republic of Benin and Nigeria contain the highest concentrations of Yoruba people and Yoruba faiths in all of Africa.
Week-day names are also common in other West African ethnic groups such as the Akan, Hausa, Igbo and several others. Children may also be assigned names according to the time of the day of which they were born. [3] For example, a male child born at night is named Okon and a female child born at night is named Nko or Nkoyo. [3]