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The Akan people of Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Togo frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. These "day names" have further meanings concerning the soul and character of the person. Middle names have considerably more variety and can refer to their birth order, twin status, or ...
Ghanaian names (or personal names in Ghana) consist of several given names and surnames based on the language of ethnic groups in Ghana: including Akan, Mole-Dagombas, Ga, Ewe and Nzema. Frequently, children are given a "day name" which corresponds to the day in the week when they were born. These day names have further meanings concerning the ...
e. Islam was the first Abrahamic monotheistic religion to arrive in Ghana. Today, it is the second most widely professed religion in the country behind Christianity. Its presence in Ghana dates back to the 10th century. According to the Ghana Statistical Service's Population and Housing census (2021), the percentage of Muslims in Ghana is about ...
Kufi. The late President Umaru Yar'Adua of Nigeria, a chieftain of the Fula emirate of Katsina, wearing a crown style kufi. A kufi or kufi cap is a brimless, short, and rounded cap worn by men in many populations in North Africa, East Africa, West Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. [ 1] It is also worn by men throughout the African diaspora.
Kwame (Saturday) Akwasi (Sunday) Kwame is an Akan masculine given name among the Akan people (such as the Ashanti and Fante) in Ghana which is given to a boy born on Saturday. Traditionally in Ghana, a child would receive their Akan day name during their Outdooring, eight days after birth. [ 1][ 2]
Outdooring. In Ghana, an Outdooring ( Ga: kpodziemo; Akan: abadinto, Ewe language “vihehedego”) is the traditional naming ceremony for infants. [ 1] Traditionally this ceremony occurs eight days after the child is born where parents bring their newborn "outdoors" and give the child a name. Cultural beliefs dictated that after eight days ...
A. Augustine Abbey (Idikoko) [ 1] Ama K. Abebrese [ 2] (born 1980) Mavis Adjei, starred in over 25 films, currently based in the Netherlands [ 3] Psalm Adjeteyfio ( (1948–2022) Kofi Adjorlolo (born 1956) Kofi Adu [ 4] (Agya Koo) (born 1968) Freema Agyeman (born 1979), British actor of Ghanaian and Iranian descent. Jackie Appiah (born 1983) [ 5]
Naming customs of the Dagomba people. As with many ethnic groups in Ghana, names form part of the cultural fabric of the Mole- Dagombas. Naming practices stem from either religious (mainly Islamic names) or traditional origins. [1] Islam is the main religion among the Mole-Dagombas as is evident from the many Islamic names.