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Ashanti & Fante Female Day Names: A Living Tradition

Discover how children in Ghana—especially among the Ashanti (Akan), Fante, and Ga—are named based on the day of the week they’re born. Find out what your Ghanaian name would be!

Among the Ashanti and Fante people of Ghana, names carry deep cultural significance. Many girls are named based on the day of the week they were born, with additional names reflecting birth order, twin status, or unique birth circumstances. These names not only mark identity but are also believed to influence personality traits and destiny.

Below is a list of traditional female day names and related names used mainly by the Ashanti and Fante, including pronunciation and meaning where known.

Female Day Names – A (Primarily Ashanti & Fante Variants)

  • Aba * ah-BAH - born on Thursday
  • Ababuo * ah-bah-BOO-oh - child that keeps coming back
  • Abam * ah-BAHM - second child after twins
  • Abena * ah-beeh-NAH - born on Tuesday
  • Abla * - born on Tuesday
  • Acus * - ah-koos - born on Sunday
  • Akosua * - born on Sunday
  • Adjoa * - born on Monday
  • Adzo * - born on Monday
  • Afua * - born on Friday
  • Afi * - born on Friday
  • Akua * - born on Wednesday
  • Aku * - born on Wednesday
  • Ama * - born on Saturday
  • Awo * - born on Saturday
D
  • Do * doh - first child after twins

E
  • Efia * eh-FEE-ah - born on Friday
  • Enyonyam * EN-yo-nam - it is good for me
  • Ekuwa * - born on Wednesday
  • Ejo * - born on Monday
  • Esi * eh-SEE - born on Sunday

K
  • Kasi * - born on Sunday
  • Kakra * - kah-KRAH - younger of twins

L
  • Lumusi * loo-moo-SEE -born face downwards

P
  • Panyin * pahn-YEEN - elder of twins

Y
  • Yaa * YAH-ah - born on Thursday
  • Yaaba * - born on a Thursday
  • Ye * YEH-eh - elder of twins

Male Day Names – A (Primarily Ashanti & Fante Variants)