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Poku

/POH-koo/Akan · a boy’s name

“A traditional Akan/Twi name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story”

How to say it
POH-koo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
How common
uncommon · also a surname

From the same family

01Pokua“A traditional Akan/Twi name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story”Akanfemale→︎02Pokuaa“A traditional Akan/Twi name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story”Akanfemale→︎