Kwaku (Kweku, Kuuku, Korku, Kɔku, Kouakou), is an Akan given name for male children born on Wednesday to the Akan and Ewe ethnic groups. Historically, Akan birthday names are associated with appellations that give an indication of the character of people born on such days. Typical appellations for Kwaku are Atobi, Daaku or Bonsam meaning evil.

Origin and Meaning of Kwaku

In the Akan culture, day names are known to be derived from deities. Kwaku originated from Wukuada and the Lord of Life's Sky (heavenly) Host deity of the day Wednesday. Males named Kwaku can be mean-spirited and tenacious.

Male variants of Kwaku

Day names in Ghana vary in spelling among the various Akan subgroups. The name is spelt Kwaku by the Akuapem and Ashanti subgroups while the Fante subgroup spell it as Kweku.

Female Version of Kwaku

In the Akan culture and other local cultures in Ghana, day names come in pairs for males and females. The variant of the name used for a female child born on Wednesday is

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Notable people with the name Kwaku

Most Ghanaian children have their cultural day names in combination with their English or Christian names. Some notable people with such names are: * Kwaku Boateng Canadian high jumper * (Francis) Kwaku Sakyi Addo, Ghanaian radio journalist *

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American photographer *

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, Ghanaian Actor * Kwaku Sintim Misa, Ghanaian actor * Kwaku Duah eighth king of the Ashanti Kingdom *

Kwaku Karikari Kwaku Karikari (born 25 March 2002) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Serbian First League side Jedinstvo Ub. Early life Karikari was born and bred in Obuasi, a mining community in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He ...

, Ghanaian footballer * (Anthony)

Rebop Kwaku Baah Anthony "Rebop" Kwaku Baah (13 February 1944 – 12 January 1983) was a Ghanaian percussionist who worked with the 1970s rock groups Traffic and Can. Biography Baah was born on 13 February 1944, in Konongo, Gold Coast. In 1969, Baah performe ...

, Ghanaian percussionist

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{{Reflist Akan given names Masculine given names

Origin and Meaning of Kwaku

Male variants of Kwaku

Female Version of Kwaku

Notable people with the name Kwaku

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