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Baduwaa

/bah-doo-WAH-ah/Akan · a girl’s name

A feminine form associated with Badu, traditionally used in the Akan birth-order naming system for a tenth child.

How to say it
bah-doo-WAH-ah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
How common
rare · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

BaduwaaBaduwa

Nicknames & short forms

From the same family