Appendix:Ghanaian given names

Traditional names in Ghana vary by ethnic group, which this list ignores.

There are many ethnic groups in Ghana, West Africa. Many of them name their newly born children depending on the day of the week on which the child had been born, but other names are used, like those based on birth order or hopes for the future. So, no, a group does not have just eight names per gender. Many West Africans used to have an eight-day week before the seven-day one was imposed by European colonizers, so some hung on to all their day-names by splitting a day, so that children born in the daytime use one day-name, and those in late afternoon or night another one.

The following are some of the day-names, lumping together several unidentified traditions that would never trade names.

List

Kosi/Akwasi/Kwasi/Kwesi/Sisi — a boy born on Sunday

Akosua/Esi/Asi — a girl born on Sunday

Kwadwo/Kojo/Jojo/Kudjoe/Kwadzo/Kwedzo — a boy born on Monday

Adwoa/Adjoa/Ajoba/Adjo/Adzoa/Edzoa — a girl born on Monday

Kwabena/Ebo/Kobina/Kobby/Kobla/ Kwabla — a boy born on Tuesday

Abena/Araba/Abla — a girl born on Tuesday

Kwaku/Kweku/Kuuku/ Kwaku — a boy born on Wednesday

Akua/Ekua/Akuba/Aku/Kukua — a girl born on Wednesday

Ekow — a boy born on Thursday

Yaw/Yao/Yawo/Awo — a boy born on Thursday

Yaa/Aba/Yawa/Yaba/Yaayaa — a girl born on Thursday

Kofi/Fiifi/Yoofi — a boy born on Friday

Afua/Efua/Efie/Afia/Afi — a girl born on Friday

Kwame/Kwami/Komi/Ato/Atoapem/Kwamena — a boy born on Saturday

Ama/Amma — a girl born on Saturday