Kwame
/KWAH-may/
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Meaning
A boy born on Saturday.
Every Akan child receives a kra din, a "soul name", from the day of the week they are born, before any other name. Kwame is the name of a Saturday-born boy, linked to the deity Amen and the qualities of the ancient, the elder.
Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president, carried this day-name; so does the memory of the day itself in every bearer.
In the same family
- AmaThe Saturday-born girl.
Who carries it
Provenance
- generated: 2026-07-04
- source: Model-knowledge aggregation pass (2026-07-04); unverified, awaiting community affirmation.
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