Yaa (name)
| Yaa | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Ashanti people |
| Meaning | born on a Thursday |
| Region of origin |
 Empire of Ashanti |
| Other names | |
| Related names |
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Yaa is an Ashanti feminine given name originating from the Ashanti people and their Ashanti day naming system, meaning born on a Thursday.[1]
People with this name include:
- Yaa Asantewaa (c. 1840–1921), Ashanti queen mother and military rebel leader
- Yaa Avoe (born 1982), Ghanaian football defender
- Yaa Gyasi (born 1989), Ghanaian-American novelist
- Yaa Yaa (born 1990), Ghanaian singer-songwriter, recording artist and actress
- Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah (born 1969), Commandant of the Ghana Police Command and Staff College
- Phillippa Yaa de Villiers (born 1966), South African writer and performance artist
References
- ↑ "Ashanti name: Yaa". name-doctor.com.
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