Boahen
/boh-AH-hen/
“An Akan name/surname associated with boa hene, “help the chief/king.””
- How to say it
- boh-AH-hen
- Given to
- Boys
- Used in
- Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
- How common
- common · also a surname
From the same family
01Boahemaa“A female Akan name interpretable as “queen/helper” or “one who helps the queen.””→︎02Ahenkorah“An Akan name invoking a chief/king, often understood with an elder or senior-chief sense; it does not straightforwardly mean “chiefly child.””→︎03Kyidom“Support, backing, or a rear guard; from Akan akyidom/kyidom.”→︎04Ohene“King, chief, or respected leader”→︎05Ohenewaa“King’s daughter; royal daughter.”→︎06Oheneyere“Queen; the wife of a king/chief.”→︎