Ghanaian, Akan
"born on Saturday"
Kwame Origin and Meaning
The name Kwame is a boy's name of African origin meaning "born on Saturday".
The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system (think Kofi Annan, whose name means born on a Friday).
Kwame is the name for boys born on a Saturday. (The name for girls born on a Saturday is Ama).
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- Names Similar to Kwame
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- Kwame in Pop Culture
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Kwame Popularity
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Famous People Named Kwame
Kwame Nkrumah
1st President of Ghana
Kwame James Brown
American basketball player
Kwame Ayew
Ghanaian footballer
Kwame Watson
Siriboe, American soccer player
Kwame Harris
Jamaican NFL football player
Kwame Anthony Appiah
British novelist and philosopher
Kwame Holland
American rapper and producer
Kwame Kwei
Armah (born Ian Roberts), British actor and playwright
Kwame Touré (born Stokely Carmichael)
Trinidadian,American civil rights leader
Kwame Alexander
American children's author
Kwame in Pop Culture
Kwame O'Rielly
character on British TV series "Metrosexuality"
Kwame
one of the Planeteers on animated series "Captain Planet"
