Akua
The Akan day name automatically given to a girl born on a Wednesday.
Meaning and origin
Akua is the Wednesday name of the Akan kradin system, under which every child is named for the weekday of their birth in addition to any other name their family gives.
How to pronounce Akua
| Akan (Ghana) | ah-KOO-ah /aˈkua/ |
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