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Akan
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Akwasi
/ah-KWAH-see/
Akan
· a boy’s name
“A child born on Sunday”
How to say it
ah-KWAH-see
Given to
Boys
Used in
Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
How common
very common · also a surname
For a girl
Akosua
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Akwasi
Kwasi
Kwesi