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The Ga people founded Accra, now Ghana’s capital, arriving in the region in the 16th century according to oral tradition and organizing themselves into six independent coastal towns. They speak a Kwa language closely related to, but not mutually intelligible with, that of their neighbors the Adangbe.

First names (22)

day name
Aba
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).
Abla
Given to a girl born on Tuesday, in the Ga day-name system.
Afua
Given to a girl born on Friday, in the Ga day-name system.
Ajoa
Given to a girl born on Monday, in the Ga day-name system.
Akoshia
Given to a girl born on Sunday, in the Ga day-name system.
Akua
Given to a girl born on Wednesday, in the Ga day-name system.
Ama
Given to a girl born on Saturday, in the Ga day-name system.
Kobla
Given to a boy born on Tuesday, in the Ga day-name system.
Kofi
Given to a boy born on Friday, in the Ga day-name system.
Kojo
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).
Kwaku
Given to a boy born on Wednesday, in the Ga day-name system.
Kwami
Given to a boy born on Saturday, in the Ga day-name system.
Kwao
Given to a boy born on Thursday, in the Ga day-name system.
Kwashi
Given to a boy born on Sunday, in the Ga day-name system.
birth circumstance
Ahia
Given to a child whose mother died.
Antobam
Given to a child whose father died before the naming ceremony. The name is explained as "did not meet the father to receive joy".
twin name
Akuorkor
An alternative name for a twin girl.
Akweley
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.
Oko
Given to a twin boy — in a boy-girl pair, paired with Akweley.
Tawiah
Given to the child born immediately after a set of twins.
birth order name
Dede
Given to the firstborn daughter.
Tettey
Given to the firstborn son. One of the most common Ga family names, carried on from this birth-order origin.
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