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Kwame

Akan · First name · male · day name

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.

Source: Akan day-name system, cross-referenced across Wikipedia (Kwame), Prairie View A&M University Library Guide, and UNC African Studies Center teaching materials

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Nyame
Traditional belief
In Akan tradition, Nyame (also called Onyankopon, "the only great one," and Odomankoma, "the creator") is understood as the supreme being — the omniscient, omnipotent creator of the universe and the giver of rain and sunshine. Having created the world, Nyame is held to have withdrawn to the sky, governing through the abosom (intermediate deities) rather than acting directly. The name Nyame itself is glossed as "the one who knows and sees everything."
Saturday's day-spirit, for which this name is given, is understood as Nyame.

Other Akan first names

Ababio
From aba ("has come") + bio ("again"): "has come again." Given to a child born after an older sibling died, understood as that child returned.
Abena
Given to a girl born on Tuesday, the female counterpart to Kwabena.
Adwoa
Given to a girl born on Monday, the female counterpart to Kwadwo. Also spelled Adjoa.
Afua
Given to a girl born on Friday, the female counterpart to Kofi. Also spelled Afia or Efua.
Akosua
Given to a girl born on Sunday, the female counterpart to Kwasi. Sunday's day-spirit is associated with the universe as a whole.
Akua
Given to a girl born on Wednesday, the female counterpart to Kwaku.
Ama
Given to a girl born on Saturday, the female counterpart to Kwame.
Anane
The fourth-born child.
Ata
A male twin. The set is completed by Panyin (the elder) and Kakra (the younger).
Ataa
A female twin (female form of Ata).
Kakra
The younger of a pair of twins, from kakra ("small, junior"). Paired with Panyin.
Kofi
Given to a boy born on Friday. Friday's day-spirit is associated with growth and fertility.
Kwabena
Given to a boy born on Tuesday. Tuesday's day-spirit is associated with the ocean. Also spelled Kobina.
Kwadwo
Given to a boy born on Monday. Monday's day-spirit is associated with peace. Also spelled Kojo.
Kwaku
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.
Kwasi
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.
Maanu
The second-born daughter. Male form: Manu.
Mansa
The third-born daughter. Male form: Mensa.
Manu
The second-born son. Female form: Maanu.
Mensa
The third-born son. Female form: Mansa. This is the origin of the surname Mensah.
Nkroma
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.
Nyamekye
From Nyame ("God") + kyɛ ("to give, a gift"): "gift from God." Given to a child born after a long wait or prolonged childlessness.
Panyin
The elder of a pair of twins, from panyin ("senior, elder"). Paired with Kakra.
Piesie
The first-born child. Literally "erupting from an anthill," from pie ("burst out of a place") + sie ("anthill").
Tawia
The child born immediately after a set of twins.
Yaa
Given to a girl born on Thursday, the female counterpart to Yaw.
Yaw
Given to a boy born on Thursday. Thursday's day-spirit is associated with the earth. Also spelled Yao or Ekow.

More day names, from other cultures

Kobla · Ga
Given to a boy born on Tuesday, in the Ga day-name system.
Kofi · Ga
Given to a boy born on Friday, in the Ga day-name system.
Balarabe · Hausa
Born on a Wednesday, from the Hausa Laraba ("Wednesday").
Danasabe · Hausa
From dan ("son of") + Asabar ("Saturday"): a boy born on a Saturday.
Nweke · Igbo
From nwa ("child") + Eke (the first of the four Igbo market days): "child of Eke" — a boy born on Eke day.
Okafor · Igbo
From oko ("young man, boy") + Afọ (the third Igbo market day): "a boy born on Afọ." Also Nwafor. One of the most common Igbo surnames today, from this naming.
Hamisi · Swahili
Born on a Thursday (Alhamisi), from Arabic al-khamis, "the fifth". Also spelled Khamisi.
Juma · Swahili
Born on a Friday (Ijumaa), the day of congregational prayer — from Arabic jumu'a. One of the most common Swahili male names.
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