Writing Adolescent Fiction/Character names/Ghanaian

Usage note Many Ghanaian first names are restricted to people born on a certain day of the week. Such names and their associated weekdays are marked in parentheses. In some parts of Ghana, a child receives both a day name and a non-day-related first name. Girls' names Aba (Th) Ababuo Abena (Tu) Abla (Tu) Adjoa Adojoa (M) Adowa (Tu) Adwoa (M) Afafa Afua (F) Agbenyaga Ago Akosua (Su) Akpenamawu Aku (W) Akua (W) Akwete Akwokwo Ama (Sa) Amma (Sa) Atakuma Atsukpi Awo (Th) Baba Do Doaui Dofi Ebo Efia (F) Efua Ekua Enyonyam Esi (Su) Esinam Gyamfua Gzifa Hola Juba (M) Kafui Kakra Kakru Kaya Kessie Kojo Koko Kontar Kpodo Kukua Kunto Mama Mansa Mawunyaga Mawusi Morowa Naki Nana Nanymka Nkruma Nyana Ozigbodi Panyin Serwa Sisi Sroda Tano Tawia Tawiah Thema Xetsa Yaa (Th) Ye Boys' names Abeeku Abrafo Abrefa Adeben Adika Adofo Adom Adusa Adwin Afram Akwasi Anim Ata Atsu Badu Boakye Bobo (Tu) Domevlo Dzigbode Essian Fodjour Gyamfi Hilla Kobena Kodwo Kodzo Kofi (F) Kojo (M) Koku Komla Konta Kosi Kpodo Kuaku Kufuo Kumi Kutu Kwabena/Kobby (Tu) Kwadwo (M) Kweku (W) Kwame (Sa) Kwao (Th) Kwashie (Su) Kwasi (Su) Kwesi (Su) Kwodwo Kyereti Manu Mawuli Mensah Nkruma Nsoah Odom Offin Ohene Ohini Okatakyie Oko Osei Pra Tano Tawia Tse Tuaco Tutu Nana Yaw (Th) Yawo Yesuto Yooku Yorko Surnames Abban Abbey Abdul Abeasi Aboagye Acheampong Ackah Acquah Adam Adane Addae Addai Addo Addy Adjei Adjetey Ado Adomako Adu Aduamah Adumensa Adusei Adwowa Inkabi Afenynu Afful Afrani Afrifa Afriyie Agbemabiase Aggrey Agyapong Agyei Agyekum Agyeman Agyemang Ahwoi Aidoo Ak-Amenya Akoto Akrobettoe Akuffo Alhassan Allotey Amankwah Amartey Amihere Amissah Ammah Amoah Amoako Amodako Ampofo Amponsah Anane Andoh Anim Ankomah Ankrah Annan Annor Ansah Ansong Antwi Appiah Arhin Arkaah Armah Arthur Aryee Asamoah Asante Asare Asiamah Asiedu Asomaning Assiful Atta Awoonor Awuah Awuku Ayensu Ayitteh Baah Badu Baffoe Baffour Baiden Baidoo Bediako Biney Biritwum Blankson Boadi Boadu Boafo Boakye Boamah Boateng Bonsu Bosu Botchway Bright Busia Commodore Cudjoe Dadzie Damte Danquah Danso Darko Debrah Dodi Dodoo Doe Dokyi Domakyaareh Donkoh Donkor Douna Duah Dubango Duku Ekuban Emmanuel Eshun Essel Essien Fiadzomor Forson Fosu Frempong Frimpong Futa Gbedema Guma Gyamfi Gyampoh Gyan Gyasi Gyekye Gyepi Gyimah Hamidou Iddrisu Ibrahim Issah Kalitsi Klemesu Kofi Konadu Koomson Koran Koranteng Kotei Kpakpa Krote Kufuor Kuma Kumah Kumi Kusi Kwaku Kwakwa Kwakye Kwame Kwarteng Kwei Kwofie Kyei Lalai Lamptey Larbi Lartey Laryea Lokko Love Mahama Mante Manu Marfo Martey Mbroh Mensah Mohammed Musah Nana Narh Nartey Nii Nikoi Nkansah Nkrumah Nortey Nsiah Ntim Nuako Nunoo Nyarko Obeng Ocansey Ocran Odoom Oduro Ofedie Offei Offrata Ofori Ofosu Ohene Okai Okaija Okine Okyere Omaboe Opare Opoku Opong Oppong Osae Osei Otchere Otoo Owusu Papa Papafio Peprah Poku Quaicoe Quansah Quarshie Quartey Quatey Quaye Sabah Sackey Sadami Sakyi Salia Salifu Sam Sarfo Sarpong Seidu Sekyi Sembene Solomon Sowah Tagoe Takyi Tamakloe Tawiah Tetteh Tettey Teye Tsegah Tuffuor Twum Twumasi Vigbedor Wiredu Wontumi Yakubu Yamoah Yankah Yankey Yaote Yaw Yeboa Yeboah Yussif Zakari