Adwoa
/adˈwo.a/noun
An Akan feminine given name traditionally given to a girl born on Monday.
Did you know?In Akan naming practice, Adwoa is the feminine counterpart of Kwadwo, and the day of birth traditionally connects a person with a specific social and spiritual identity.
Etymological Timeline
Precolonial Akan tradition
Akan
day-name system
“A cultural system assigning personal names according to the day of birth”
Early Akan
Akan
Dwoada
“Monday; literally the Monday day-name in the Akan calendar”
Akan naming tradition
Akan
Adwoa
“Feminine personal name for a girl born on Monday”
Modern Ghana
Twi/Akan
Adwoa
“A widely used feminine given name”
Modern English usage
English
Adwoa
“A Ghanaian personal name used internationally”