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Akan
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Kwabena
/kwah-BEH-nah/
Akan
· a boy’s name
“Born on Tuesday”
How to say it
kwah-BEH-nah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
How common
very common · also a surname
For a girl
Abena
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
Kwabena
Kobena
Nicknames & short forms
Bena
From the same family
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Kwabenaa
“A female Akan day-name variant associated with Tuesday-born children.”
Akan
female
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