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Ga · First name · unisex · birth circumstance

Given to a child whose mother died.

Source: Ga naming tradition, cross-referenced across Ghana News Agency ("Sustaining the Ga Tradition") and independent Ga-naming resources

Other Ga first names

Given to a girl born on Thursday, in the Ga day-name system (a distinct tradition from, but related to, the Akan and Ewe day-name systems).

Given to a girl born on Tuesday, in the Ga day-name system.

Given to a girl born on Friday, in the Ga day-name system.

Given to a girl born on Monday, in the Ga day-name system.

Given to a girl born on Sunday, in the Ga day-name system.

Given to a girl born on Wednesday, in the Ga day-name system.

An alternative name for a twin girl.

Given to a twin girl. In a boy-and-girl pair she is Akweley and her brother is Oko; two twin girls are Akweley and Akuorkor.

Given to a girl born on Saturday, in the Ga day-name system.

Given to a child whose father died before the naming ceremony. The name is explained as "did not meet the father to receive joy".

Given to the firstborn daughter.

Given to a boy born on Tuesday, in the Ga day-name system.

Given to a boy born on Friday, in the Ga day-name system.

Given to a boy born on Monday, in the Ga day-name system (a distinct tradition from, but related to, the Akan and Ewe day-name systems).

Given to a boy born on Wednesday, in the Ga day-name system.

Given to a boy born on Saturday, in the Ga day-name system.

Given to a boy born on Thursday, in the Ga day-name system.

Given to a boy born on Sunday, in the Ga day-name system.

Given to a twin boy — in a boy-girl pair, paired with Akweley.

Given to the child born immediately after a set of twins.

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

More birth circumstance names, from other cultures

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

Nyamekye · Akan

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

Badara · Fulani

Traditionally given for being born under a full moon; associated with brightness and auspiciousness.

A child born immediately after twins.

Namasiku · Lozi

Lozi for "born at night".

Ntukai · Maasai

Given to a child born during the rainy season.

Boonayyaa · Oromo

Given for a birth during the dry season.

Galgaloo · Oromo

Given for a birth in the evening (galgala, "evening").

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