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Pages in category "African feminine given names" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abebech;
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.
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.
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Adwoa is a given name used for women born on Monday in Western Africa, particularly Ghana and some parts of Togo, southern Benin and Ivory Coast. [1] Day names are a cultural practice of the Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends , or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population .
Catherine Delahaye/Getty Images. 1. Dahlia. This female name comes from the late summer-blooming flower, so perhaps a good choice for a girl born in August or September.It’s a variant of the ...
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]