Esi
A day name meaning "born on Sunday", given to Fante girls under the Akan weekday-naming custom.
Meaning and origin
Esi is the Fante day name for a girl born on a Sunday, one branch of the wider Akan practice of naming every child for the weekday of their birth alongside whatever other personal name the family chooses.
How to pronounce Esi
| Akan (Ghana) | EH-see /esi/ |
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