Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Twi Names

Day of the week names are extremely common in Ghana.  You may recognize a famous Ghanaian, Kofi Annan, with his first name meaning Friday-born.  To find out what day of the week you were born on, enter your birthday into WolphramAlpha and then compare to this list:

Male:
Monday -Kwadwo
Tuesday - Kwabena
Wednesday - Kwaku
Thursday - Yaw
Friday - Kofi
Saturday - Kwame
Sunday - Kwesi

Female:
Monday - Adwoa
Tuesday - Abena
Wednesday - Akua
Thursday - Yaa
Friday - Afia
Saturday - Ama
Sunday - Akosua

Yaw, Akosua, Akua, Yaa and Kwabena

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  1. Nancy NarayaniJune 11, 2012 at 1:48 AM

    I'm so glad you have a blog, Mollie. You are working so carefully to plan and document this amazing trip doing seva in Ghana. I will follow it closely, while keeping you in my heart. Only three weeks to go. You must be really excited! Sending lots of love.
    Nancy

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