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Akan
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Kwadwo
/KWAH-joh/
Akan
· a boy’s name
“Born on Monday”
How to say it
KWAH-joh
Given to
Boys
Used in
Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
How common
very common · also a surname
For a girl
Adwoa
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Kwadwo
Kojo
Nicknames & short forms
Kojo
From the same family
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Kwadwoa
“A female Akan day-name variant associated with Monday-born children.”
Akan
female
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