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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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