Akosua is an

Akan Akan may refer to: People and languages *Akan people, an ethnic group in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire *Akan language, a language spoken by the Akan people *Kwa languages, a language group which includes Akan *Central Tano languages, a language group w ...

given name to a female child born on Sunday (Kwasiada). Although some might believe it is mostly practised by the Ashanti people, it is actually practised by all Akan (i.e Ashanti, Akuapem,

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, Fante) people who follow traditional customs. People born on particular days are supposed to exhibit the characteristics or attributes and philosophy, associated with the days. Akosua has the appellation Dampo meaning agility. Thus, females named Akosua are supposed to be agile.

Origin and meaning

In the

culture, day names are known to be derived from deities. Akosua is originated from Koyasi and from the Lord of Life Descent deity of the day Sunday. Females born on Sunday are known to be leaders in society or "clearer of the way" (obue-akwan). They are very inquisitive and tend to be pulled into a thing of interest.

Female variants

Day names in

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have varying spellings. This is so because of the various

subgroups. Each

subgroup has a similar or different spelling for the day name to other

subgroups. Akosua is spelt Akosua by the Akuapem and Ashanti subgroups while the Fante subgroup spell it as Esi.

Male version

In the

culture and other local cultures in

, day names come in pairs for males and females. The variant of the name used for a male child born on Sunday is

Kwasi Kwasi is an Akan day name given in Ghana to a boy born on a Sunday (''Kwasiada''). Notable people with this name include: * Kwasi Sintim Aboagye, Ghanaian teacher, businessman and politician of the 1950s and 1960s * Kwasi Kwarfo Adarkwa, Ghanaian ...

Akwasi Akwasi or Kwasí or Kwesi is an Ashanti masculine given name originating from the Ashanti people and their Ashanti day naming system, meaning born on a Sunday. People born on particular days are supposed to exhibit the characteristics or attribut ...

Notable people with the name

Most Ghanaian children have their cultural day names in combination with their English or Christian names. Some notable people with such names are: *

Akosua Addai Amoo Akosua Addai Amoo (born 4 December 1990) is a Ghanaian sports presenter, reporter and producer, formerly worked at Metro TV Ghana. Akosua Addai Amoo was also the host of a sport show on Metro TV's ''Sports World''. She is currently a freelance s ...

Ghanaian Sports journalist * Akosua Gyamama Busia Ghanaian actress *

Akosua Serwaa Akosua Serwaa (born 3 January 1981, in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She finished seventh at the 2003 World Championships in Paris and won a silver medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja. He ...

Ghanaian middle distance runner * Akosua Frema Osei Opare Ghanaian politician * Rebecca "Becca" Akosua Acheampomaa Acheampong Ghanaian singer, songwriter, and actress

References

{{reflist Akan given names Feminine given names

Origin and meaning

Female variants

Male version

Notable people with the name

See also

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