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Kwaku

/KWAH-koo/Akan · a boy’s name

“Born on Wednesday”

How to say it: KWAH-koo
Given to: Boys
Used in: Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
How common: very common · also a surname
For a girl: Akua

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

KwakuKweku

Nicknames & short forms

From the same family

01Kwakuaa“A female Akan day-name variant associated with Wednesday-born children.”Akanfemale→︎