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Akan
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Awurama
/ah-woo-RAH-mah/
Akan
· a girl’s name
“Lady; noblewoman.”
How to say it
ah-woo-RAH-mah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
How common
uncommon
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Awurama
Nicknames & short forms
Awura
From the same family
01
Awura
“Lady; madam; a respectful form of address for a woman.”
Akan
female
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02
Awurade
“The Lord—a name expressing devotion and reverence”
Akan
any
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