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Yaw

/YOW/Akan · a boy’s name

“Born on Thursday”

How to say it
YOW
Given to
Boys
Used in
Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire
How common
very common · also a surname
For a girl
Yaa

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

YawEbo