Know your Akan Name

AKAN NAMES

eAkan Name Birth Day Calculator takes your birth day and calculates the day of the week that you were born and then depending on your gender the results will give you your Akan Name.
Don't worry if you do not know the day you were born. The Calculator will calculate it and let you know.
Akan names are derived from Ghanian culture. Frequently in Ghana, children are given their first name as a 'day name' which corresponds to the day in the week they were born.

Male Names

  • Sunday: Kwasi
  • Monday: Kwadwo
  • Tuesday: Kwabena
  • Wednesday: Kwaku
  • Thursday: Yaw
  • Friday: Kofi
  • Saturday: Kwame

Female Names

  • Sunday: Akosua
  • Monday: Adwoa
  • Tuesday: Abenaa
  • Wednesday: Akua
  • Thursday: Yaa
  • Friday: Afua
  • Saturday: Ama

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