Adjoa
/ˈædʒoʊə/noun
A Ghanaian feminine given name, especially associated with Akan naming traditions, traditionally given to a girl born on Monday.
Did you know?Adjoa is a feminine Akan day name; its better-known masculine counterpart is Kwadwo, traditionally associated with a boy born on Monday.
Etymological Timeline
Precolonial Akan tradition
Akan
Adwoa
“A feminine day name for a child born on Monday.”
18th–19th Century
Twi
Adwoa
“The established Twi form used in Akan-speaking communities.”
19th Century
English records
Adwoa
“Akan personal name recorded through European descriptions and colonial-era writing.”
20th Century
Ghanaian English
Adjoa
“A modern spelling variant of the Akan name Adwoa.”
Modern English
English
Adjoa
“A Ghanaian feminine given name traditionally connected with Monday birth.”