AKAN NAMES

This is a web application that takes a user's birthday and calculates the day of the week
they were born and then depending on their gender outputs their Akan Name.
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. Here are Ghanian day names:

Click Here to Fill the form

Male:

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

Female:

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

Please Fill the following form to get your Akan name




Male
Female