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The Akan people of Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. These "day names" have further meanings concerning the soul and character of the person.
The Akan peoples mostly have seven Abusua (Matrilineal clans/tribes) in each state. They do not have the same names in each state but each has an equivalent clan (e.g. in Fante areas along the coast, the Asante clan of Oyoko is referred to as Dehyena or Yokofo).
Name Born Died Notability Ref. Okomfo Anokye: c. 1635: c. 1717 (aged 81–82) Legendary Akan figure best known as the wizard featured in the Akan Kingdom of Ashanti; priest, statesman and lawgiver; occupies a Merlin-like position in Akan history; [33] co-founder of the Akan Kingdom of Ashanti and helped establish its constitution, laws, and ...
Akan, Ewe Afaséw, afaséɛ "inferior wild yam" [1] Afu Akan Afúw "yam" or "plantation" [4] Ahpetti Akan O-peyi A certain amulet [5] Akam Akan Akam A wild and inferior yam Anansi Akan Anansi "Spider" [6] also name Akan folktale character. Bafan Akan Bafan a baby or toddler. A child that did not learn to walk between ages two and seven. [7 ...
Day names in Ghana have varying spellings. This is so because of the various Akan subgroups. Each Akan subgroup has a similar or different spelling for the day name to other Akan subgroups. [5] Yaa is spelt Yaa by the Akuapem, Akyem, Bono and Ashanti subgroups whiles Fante subgroups use the name Aba. [5] [6] [7]
Category:Names by country which covers family names as well as given names; Category:Given names by culture; Subcategories. ... Category: Surnames of Akan origin.
Day names in Ghana have varying spellings, because of the various Akan subgroups. Each Akan subgroup has a similar or different spelling for the day name to other Akan subgroups. Afia is spelt thus by the Akuapem and Ashanti subgroups, while the Fante subgroup and spell it as Efua and Afua. [2] [3]
Otherwise, Fante (Akan) typological family names indicate various contexts. They may be circumstantial, manner of birth, theophorous, weird names, insinuating and proverbial names, gang and nicknames, status, occupational, professional, religious, matrimonial, and western names. There can be a combination of two or more of these typological names.