Discover how female 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!

• Do * doh - first child after twins

• 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

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

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

• Panyin * pahn-YEEN - elder of twins

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