Kwaku

Kwaku
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Akan people, Ewe people
Meaning	born on a Wednesday
Region of origin	Empire of Ashanti , Ewe people, Ghana
Other names
Related names	Kwadwo (Monday); Kwabena (Tuesday); Kwaku (Wednesday); Yaw (Thursday); Kofi (Friday); Kwame (Saturday); Akwasi (Sunday);

Kwaku (Kweku, Kuuku, Korku, Kɔku, Kouakou), is an Akan name given to male children born on Wednesday from the Akan and Ewe ethnic group. Historically, Akan birthday names are associated with appellations that give an indication of the character of people born on such days. Typical appellations for Kwaku are Atobi and Daaku.^[1] The female variant is Akua (Akúá, Akuba).

References

↑ Obeng (2001). African Anthroponymy: An Ethnopragmatic and Morphophonological Study of Names in Akan and Some African Societies. Muenchen: Lincom Europa. ISBN 9783895864315.

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[1] Obeng (2001). African Anthroponymy: An Ethnopragmatic and Morphophonological Study of Names in Akan and Some African Societies. Muenchen: Lincom Europa. ISBN 9783895864315.