Anane

From aba ("has come") + bio ("again"): "has come again." Given to a child born after an older sibling died, understood as that child returned.

Given to a girl born on Tuesday, the female counterpart to Kwabena.

Given to a girl born on Monday, the female counterpart to Kwadwo. Also spelled Adjoa.

Given to a girl born on Friday, the female counterpart to Kofi. Also spelled Afia or Efua.

Given to a girl born on Sunday, the female counterpart to Kwasi. Sunday's day-spirit is associated with the universe as a whole.

Given to a girl born on Wednesday, the female counterpart to Kwaku.

Given to a girl born on Saturday, the female counterpart to Kwame.

A male twin. The set is completed by Panyin (the elder) and Kakra (the younger).

A female twin (female form of Ata).

The younger of a pair of twins, from kakra ("small, junior"). Paired with Panyin.

Given to a boy born on Friday. Friday's day-spirit is associated with growth and fertility.

Given to a boy born on Tuesday. Tuesday's day-spirit is associated with the ocean. Also spelled Kobina.

Given to a boy born on Monday. Monday's day-spirit is associated with peace. Also spelled Kojo.

Given to a boy born on Wednesday. Wednesday's day-spirit is associated with the trickster spider Ananse, the central figure of Akan folktales. Also spelled Kweku.

Given to a boy born on Saturday. Saturday's day-spirit is associated with the Supreme Being. Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah, was born on a Saturday.

Given to a boy born on Sunday. In Akan day-name tradition, each day of the week carries its own spiritual character; Sunday's is associated with the universe as a whole. Also spelled Kwesi.

The second-born daughter. Male form: Manu.

The third-born daughter. Male form: Mensa.

The second-born son. Female form: Maanu.

The third-born son. Female form: Mansa. This is the origin of the surname Mensah.

The ninth-born child (also Akron). Best known as the surname of Kwame Nkrumah — Kwame for a Saturday birth, Nkrumah for being the ninth child.

From Nyame ("God") + kyɛ ("to give, a gift"): "gift from God." Given to a child born after a long wait or prolonged childlessness.

The elder of a pair of twins, from panyin ("senior, elder"). Paired with Kakra.

The first-born child. Literally "erupting from an anthill," from pie ("burst out of a place") + sie ("anthill").

The child born immediately after a set of twins.

Given to a girl born on Thursday, the female counterpart to Yaw.

Given to a boy born on Thursday. Thursday's day-spirit is associated with the earth. Also spelled Yao or Ekow.

Given to the first-born of twins (female form of Opio).

Given to the second-born of twins, from "cen", meaning "behind", reflecting the second twin's position in birth order.

Manding for "cleric-teacher", a title-name reflecting the historical importance of Quranic scholarship among the Bambara and neighboring Manding-speaking peoples.

Traditionally given to a third-born son; said to mean roughly "I have procreated abundantly" from the father's perspective.

Given to the firstborn son.

A traditional Fon name for the first son born after a set of twins. Independently attested both as a given name (borne by King Agaja before he took the throne) and as "Dossou", one of the single most common surnames in Benin today.

Given to the firstborn daughter.

Given to the firstborn son. One of the most common Ga family names, carried on from this birth-order origin.