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Asante

/ah-SAN-teh/Akan & Swahili · a boy’s name

“An Akan ethnic/heritage and family name, also used as a male personal name; it refers to the Asante people rather than having “enduring strength” as a literal meaning.”

In Akan

How to say it
ah-SAN-teh
Given to
Boys
Used in
Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
How common
common · also a surname

From the same family

01Asantewaa“A genuine Akan female name, famously borne by Yaa Asantewaa, the Asante queen mother and resistance leader.”Akanfemale→︎

In Swahili

How to say it
ah-SAN-teh
Given to
Boys and girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
rare

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AsanteAsanti