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AKAN NAMING SYSTEM

The Akan are an ethnic group in Ghana and are popularly known for their interesting naming culture. Well, if you didn't know it yet, they give their children names based on their gender, which is pretty obvious, and the days of the week they were born on.

Even better, the name 'Akan' itself means 'first'.Some of the world's famous people from the Akan community include the revolutionary Kwame Nkrumah and the peace-make Koffi Annan. So, how about we first find out what your name would be in Akan in just a few clicks?

Rules of the game

Here are the rules of the game.

  1. Enter your first name.
  2. Enter your date of birth.
  3. Enter your year of birth.
  4. And here comes the best part, enter your gender, Submit then find out your Akan name. Easy, right?

Gender

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