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In the Akan culture, day names are derived from deities. [4] Kwame originated from Koyame and the Akan day name God. [1] [5] The name Kwame means extremes in fortune, health and spirituality; versatile, idealistic and intuitive. [6] Males named Kwame are reputed to be talented and good problem solvers. [4]
The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends , or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population .
(Diacritics are frequently dropped in any case.) Variants of the names are used in other languages, or may represent different transliteration schemes. The variants mostly consist of different affixes (in Ashanti, kwa-or ko-for men and a-plus -a or -wa for women). For example, among the Fante, the prefixes are kwe-, kwa or ko for men and e-, a ...
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It featured names from the Sabe group of Yoruba speakers in the country. [15] The blog post, written by Dr. Moufoutaou Adjeran, a sociolinguistics lecturer at Abomey-Calavi University (Republic of Benin), was the first indication of the presence of Yoruba names from Benin Republic in the Yoruba Name Dictionary project, curated by Laila le Guen.
Pages in category "African masculine given names" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Chidimma Adetshina, a beauty pageant contestant who faced a wave of hostility in South Africa after questions arose about her nationality, has been crowned Miss Universe Nigeria.
Iyami Aje are known by many praise names which include, but are not limited to, Iyami Osoronga, Awon Iya Wa (Our Mothers), [10] Eleye (Owner(s) of the Sacred Bird), Iyanla, Awon Agbalagba (The Wise and Formidable Elders), Elders of the Night, Old and Wise One(s), [4] the "Gods of Society," [11] Ayé (Earth), Yewájọbí (The Mother of All the Òrìṣà and All Living Things), [12] and ...