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Boamah

/BOH-ah-mah/Akan · a boy or girl’s name

“Help me” (from Twi boa me); also a widely used Akan surname.

How to say it
BOH-ah-mah
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
How common
common · also a surname