Foli

An Ewe sentence name meaning "he/she has redeemed me".

From Mawu (God) + ena (has given): "God has given".

From Mawu (God) + ko (only, except): "only God" or "except God" — God alone can be relied on.

From Mawu (God) + li (lives): "God lives".

From Mawu (God) + nyo (is good): "God is good".

From Mawu (God) + se (hears, listens): "God listens".

From Mawu (God) + si (in the hand of): "in God's hands".

An Ewe sentence name meaning "Providence has favored me".

An Ewe sentence name meaning "God has comforted me".

An Ewe sentence name meaning "God loves me" or "divine love".

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

Given to a child born after a set of twins. One of the best-known Acholi names outside Uganda (borne by former Ugandan president Tito Okello).

The second-born son. Female form: Maanu.

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

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.

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