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Awo

/AH-woh/Akan & Wolof · a girl’s name

“A girl born on Thursday in some Akan naming traditions”

In Akan

How to say it
AH-woh
Given to
Girls
Used in
Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
How common
rare

From the same family

01Awotwe“A treasured eighth child”Akanany→︎

In Wolof

How to say it
AH-woh
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
rare