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Kwaku

Male given name among the Akan and Ewe

Summary

Male given name among the Akan and Ewe

Field	Value
name	Kwaku
gender	Male
meaning	born on a Wednesday
region	Akan people, Ewe people, Ghana
origin	Akan people, Ewe people

Kwadwo (Monday)
Kwabena (Tuesday)
Kwaku (Wednesday)
Yaw (Thursday)
Kofi (Friday)
Kwame (Saturday)
Akwasi (Sunday)

Kwaku]]'' statue in [[Paramaribo]], representing a freed slave whose chains are cut.

Kwaku (Kweku, Kuuku, Korku, Kɔku, Kouakou), is an Akan given name for male children born on Wednesday to the Akan and Ewe ethnic groups. Akan birthday names are associated with appellations that give an indication of the character of people born on such days. Typical appellations for Kwaku are Atobi, Daaku or Bonsam meaning stubborn.

Origin and meaning of Kwaku

In the Akan culture, day names are known to be derived from deities. Kwaku originated from Wukuada and the Lord of Life's Sky (heavenly) Host deity of the day Wednesday. Males named Kwaku can be mean-spirited and tenacious.

Male variants of Kwaku

Day names in Ghana vary in spelling among the various Akan subgroups. The name is spelled Kwaku by the Akuapem, Akyem, Bono, Akwamu and Ashanti subgroups while the Fante subgroup spell it as Kweku.

Female version of Kwaku

In the Akan culture and other local cultures in Ghana, day names come in pairs for males and females. The variant of the name used for a female child born on Wednesday is Akua.

Notable people with the name Kwaku

Most Ghanaian children have their cultural day names in combination with their English or Christian names. Some notable people with such names are:

Kwaku Boateng (born 1995), Canadian high-jumper
(Francis) Kwaku Sakyi Addo, Ghanaian radio journalist
Kwaku Alston American photographer
Kwaku Manu (born 1984), Ghanaian actor
Kwaku Sintim Misa (born 1956), Ghanaian actor
Kwaku Duah (d. 1867), eighth king of the Ashanti Kingdom
Kwaku Karikari (born 2002), Ghanaian footballer
(Anthony) Rebop Kwaku Baah (1944–1983), Ghanaian percussionist
Kwaku, Antiguan and Barbudan national hero

References

Konadu, Kwasi. (2012). "The Calendrical Factor in Akan History". International Journal of African Historical Studies.
Agyekum, Kofi Kofi. (January 2006). "The Sociolinguistic of Akan Personal Names".
Danso, Vanessa. "The Akan Day Names and Their Embedded Ancient Symbolism".
(2019-11-09). "'Day born names' in Dagbani, Ewe and Fante".
"Kwaku: Name Meaning, Popularity, and Similar Names".

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