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| pronunciation=Kwah-mɪ
| pronunciation=
| gender = [[Male personal name|Male]]
| gender = Male
| meaning = born on a Saturday
| meaning = born on a Saturday
| region = [[Central,Western, Ashanti,Brong Ahafo,Eastern Volta]], [[Ghana]]
| region = {{Flag|Ashanti}}<br/>[[Empire of Ashanti]]
| origin = [[Akan people]]
| origin = [[Ashanti people]]
| related names = Kwamina, Kwamena
| related names =
* [[Kwadwo]] (Monday)
* [[Kwadwo]] (Monday)
* [[Kwabena]] (Tuesday)
* [[Kwabena]] (Tuesday)
* [[Kwaku]] (Wednesday)
* [[Kwaku]] (Wednesday)
* [[Yaw (Akan)|Yaw]] (Thursday)
* [[Yaw (name)|Yaw]] (Thursday)
* [[Kofi (disambiguation)|Kofi]] (Friday)
* [[Kofi (disambiguation)|Kofi]] (Friday)
* Kwame (Saturday)
* Kwame (Saturday)
* [[Akwasi]] (Sunday)
* [[Akwasi]] (Sunday)
| footnotes =
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}}
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Kwame, Kwamé, Kouamé, Kwami, Kwamena, or Kwamina is a [[Twi]] and [[Akan name|Akan day name]] given to a boy born on a Saturday, originating in [[Ghana]].
'''Kwame''' is an [[Akan people|Akan]] masculine given name among the [[Akan people]] (such as the [[Ashanti people|Ashanti]] and [[Fante people|Fante]]) in [[Ghana]] which is given to a boy born on Saturday. Traditionally in Ghana, a child would receive their Akan [[Akan names|day name]] during their [[Outdooring]], eight days after birth.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The Sociolinguistic of Akan Personal Names |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239815297 |access-date=2021-04-06 |publisher=ResearchGate |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kamunya |first=Mercy |date=2018-10-19|title=Akan names and their meanings |url=https://yen.com.gh/115080-akan-names-meanings.html |access-date=2021-04-06 |publisher=Yen.com.gh - Ghana news |language=en}}</ref>
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The most well-known bearer of the name was [[Kwame Nkrumah]], President of Ghana and a founder of Pan-Africanism - mainly due to whom the name spread also to non-Gahanaians.

According to Akan tradition, people born on particular days exhibit certain characteristics or attributes.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Kwame has the appellation "Atoapoma" or "Oteanankannuro" meaning "combat ready".<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

The day naming tradition in Ghana extends to folk characters such as [[Anansi]] and deities. Traditional Akan religion states that God created himself on Saturday and is therefore also named "Kwame".<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Arko-Achemfuor |first1=Akwesi |title=Naming of children and meaning of names among the Akan of Ghana: defining identities |journal=Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies |date=Oct 18, 2018 |volume=28 |issue=1 |page=7 |doi=10.25159/1016-8427/4294 |s2cid=158371631 |url=https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.25159/1016-8427/4294 |access-date=22 May 2021}}</ref>

== Origin and meaning of Kwame ==
In the Akan culture, day names are derived from deities.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=Last Name|first=First Name|year=2020|title=Title|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.21303/978-617-7319-30-5|doi=10.21303/978-617-7319-30-5|s2cid=242646110 }}</ref> Kwame originated from Koyame and the Akan day name God.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Akan Day Names and Their Embedded Ancient Symbolism|url=https://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/8691/the-akan-day-names-and-their-embedded-ancient-symb.html|access-date=2021-04-06|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref> The name Kwame means extremes in fortune, health and spirituality; versatile, idealistic and intuitive.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kwame. What Does My Name Mean? Find Out!|url=http://www.sevenreflections.com/name/kwame/|access-date=2021-04-06|website=Seven Reflections|language=en}}</ref> Males named Kwame are reputed to be talented and good problem solvers.<ref name=":2" />

== Male variants of Kwame ==
Variant spellings include '''Kwamé''', '''Kouamé''', '''Kwami''', '''Kwamena''', and '''Kwamina''', according to the various Akan subgroups.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2019-11-09|title='Day born names' in Dagbani, Ewe and Fante|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Day-born-names-in-Dagbani-Ewe-and-Fante-797733|access-date=2021-04-06|website=GhanaWeb|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> It is spelt Kwame by the Akuapem and Ashanti subgroups, while the Fante subgroup spell it as Kwamena or Kwamina.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />

== Female version of Kwame ==
In the Akan culture and other local cultures in Ghana, day names come in pairs for males and females.<ref name=":0" /> The variant of the name used for a female child born on Saturday is [[Ama (given name)|Ama]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== Notable people with the name ==
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The most well-known bearer of the name was [[Kwame Nkrumah]], President of Ghana and a founder of Pan-Africanism - mainly due to whom the name spread also to non-Ghanaians.


People with this name include:
People with this name include:
*[[Kwamé (American rapper)]]
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* [[Kwame Alexander]], American author
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*[[Kwame (Australian rapper)]]
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* [[Kwame Anthony Appiah]], a Ghanaian-British philosopher of semantics and racism
* [[Kwame Awuah]] (born 1995), Canadian soccer player
*[[Kwame Alexander]], American author
* [[Kwame Brown]], American former basketball player
*[[Kwame Ampadu]], Irish footballer
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*[[Kwame Anthony Appiah]], a Ghanaian-British philosopher of semantics and racism
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* [[Kwame Dawes]], Ghanaian poet currently living in America, managing editor of the [[Prairie Schooner]] literary journal
* [[Kwame Harris]] (born 1982), former American football player
*[[Kwame Awuah]] (born 1995), Canadian soccer player
*[[Kwame Brown]], American former basketball player
* [[Kwamé Holland]], an American rapper who enjoyed brief popularity during the golden age of hip hop, reemerged as a music producer named K1 Million
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*[[Kwame R. Brown]] (born 1970), American politician
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* [[Kwame Holman]], American producer, correspondent, and congressional correspondent
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*[[Kwame Dawes]], Ghanaian poet currently living in America, managing editor of the [[Prairie Schooner]] literary journal
* [[Kwame Kenyatta]], an American politician
* [[Kwame Kilpatrick]], former mayor of Detroit, Michigan
*[[Kwame Evans Jr.]] (born 2004), American basketball player
*[[Kwame Harris]] (born 1982), former American football player
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* [[Kwame Nkrumah]] (originally Francis Nwia Kofi Ngonloma), a Ghanaian politician (and for a time Life President) and one of the founders of Pan-Africanism
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*[[Kwame Holman]], American producer, correspondent, and congressional correspondent
* [[Kwame Raoul]], a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 13th district since 2004
* [[Paul Boutelle|Kwame Somburu]] (Paul Boutelle), an American socialist political activist
*[[Kwame Kenyatta]], an American politician
* [[Kwame Tucker]], a Bermudian cricketer
*[[Kwame Kilpatrick]], former mayor of Detroit, Michigan
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*[[Kwame Nkrumah]] (originally Francis Nwia Kofi Ngonloma), a Ghanaian politician (and for a time Life President) and one of the founders of Pan-Africanism
* Kwame Ture ([[Stokely Carmichael]]), a Trinidadian-American black activist and leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Black Panther Party
*[[Kwame Raoul]], Illinois Attorney General
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* [[Kwamena Bartels]], a [[Ghana]]ian [[politician]] and former government minister of the [[New Patriotic Party]]
*[[Paul Boutelle|Kwame Somburu]] (Paul Boutelle), an American socialist political activist
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* [[Kwamena Ahwoi]], a [[Ghana]]ian [[politician]] who served as Minister for Local Government and Rural Development from 1990 to 2001 and Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1997
*[[Kwame Tucker]], a Bermudian cricketer
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* [[Ropapa Mensah|Kwamina Ropapa Mensah]], a Ghanaian [[association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Nashville SC]] in the [[USL Championship]]
*[[Kwame Vaughn]] (born 1990), American basketball player for [[Maccabi Haifa B.C.|Maccabi Haifa]] in the [[Liga Leumit (basketball)|Israeli Basketball National League]]
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* [[Osei Kwame Panyin]], eighteenth-century leader of the Ashanti Confederacy, in what is southern and central Ghana today
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*[[Kwamena Bartels]], a Ghanaian politician and former government minister of the [[New Patriotic Party]]
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* [[Kwame (Australian rapper)|Rich Kwame Amevor]], Australian rapper
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*[[Kwamena Ahwoi]], a Ghanaian politician who served as Minister for Local Government and Rural Development from 1990 to 2001 and Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1997
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*[[Ropapa Mensah|Kwamina Ropapa Mensah]], a Ghanaian [[association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Nashville SC]] in the [[USL Championship]]
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*[[Osei Kwame Panyin]], eighteenth-century leader of the Ashanti Confederacy, in what is southern and central Ghana today
*[[Paul Kwame]], Ghanaian footballer


== References ==
In addition:
{{reflist}}

==Fictional character==
* [[Kwame (Captain Planet)]], a fictional character in the animated television series ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers''
* [[Kwame (Captain Planet)]], a fictional character in the animated television series ''Captain Planet and the Planeteers''
* Kwame, a fictional character in British television series [[I May Destroy You]].


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Latest revision as of 05:10, 5 April 2024

Kwame
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameAshanti people
Meaningborn on a Saturday
Region of origin Ashanti
Empire of Ashanti
Other names
Related names

Kwame is an Akan masculine given name among the Akan people (such as the Ashanti and Fante) in Ghana which is given to a boy born on Saturday. Traditionally in Ghana, a child would receive their Akan day name during their Outdooring, eight days after birth.[1][2]

According to Akan tradition, people born on particular days exhibit certain characteristics or attributes.[1][2] Kwame has the appellation "Atoapoma" or "Oteanankannuro" meaning "combat ready".[1][2]

The day naming tradition in Ghana extends to folk characters such as Anansi and deities. Traditional Akan religion states that God created himself on Saturday and is therefore also named "Kwame".[3]

Origin and meaning of Kwame

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In the Akan culture, day names are derived from deities.[4] Kwame originated from Koyame and the Akan day name God.[1][5] The name Kwame means extremes in fortune, health and spirituality; versatile, idealistic and intuitive.[6] Males named Kwame are reputed to be talented and good problem solvers.[4]

Male variants of Kwame

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Variant spellings include Kwamé, Kouamé, Kwami, Kwamena, and Kwamina, according to the various Akan subgroups.[7][2] It is spelt Kwame by the Akuapem and Ashanti subgroups, while the Fante subgroup spell it as Kwamena or Kwamina.[1][7]

Female version of Kwame

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In the Akan culture and other local cultures in Ghana, day names come in pairs for males and females.[1] The variant of the name used for a female child born on Saturday is Ama.[1][2]

Notable people with the name

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The most well-known bearer of the name was Kwame Nkrumah, President of Ghana and a founder of Pan-Africanism - mainly due to whom the name spread also to non-Ghanaians.

People with this name include:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "The Sociolinguistic of Akan Personal Names". ResearchGate. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kamunya, Mercy (19 October 2018). "Akan names and their meanings". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ^ Arko-Achemfuor, Akwesi (18 October 2018). "Naming of children and meaning of names among the Akan of Ghana: defining identities". Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies. 28 (1): 7. doi:10.25159/1016-8427/4294. S2CID 158371631. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b Last Name, First Name (2020). "Title". doi:10.21303/978-617-7319-30-5. S2CID 242646110. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "The Akan Day Names and Their Embedded Ancient Symbolism". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Kwame. What Does My Name Mean? Find Out!". Seven Reflections. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b "'Day born names' in Dagbani, Ewe and Fante". GhanaWeb. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

Fictional character

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