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Badu

Bádú

/BAH-doo/Akan · a boy or girl’s name

“A treasured ninth child”

How to say it: BAH-doo
Traditional Akan spelling: Bádú
Used in: Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
How common: common · also a surname

From the same family

01Baduwaa“A feminine form associated with Badu, traditionally used in the Akan birth-order naming system for a tenth child.”Akanfemale→︎