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Anowa

/ah-NOH-wah/Akan · a girl’s name

A genuine Akan/Fante female name, also famous through Ama Ata Aidoo's Anowa; “follows her own path” is a literary characterization, not the name's literal meaning.

How to say it
ah-NOH-wah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
How common
rare