Kwabena
A day name meaning "born on Tuesday", given to Akan boys under the weekday-naming custom.
Meaning and origin
Kwabena is the day name Twi-speaking Akan families give a boy born on a Tuesday, matched by Abena for girls born the same day.
How to pronounce Kwabena
| Akan (Ghana) | kwah-BEH-nah /kʷabɛna/ |
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