Kwabena
/kwəˈbɛnə/noun
An Akan male given name traditionally given to a boy born on Tuesday.
Did you know?Among Akan peoples, day names were traditionally believed to reflect qualities associated with the day of birth, making a person’s name a form of cultural destiny-symbolism.
Etymological Timeline
Precolonial Akan tradition
Akan
Kwabena
“A male day name for someone born on Tuesday.”
18th–19th Century
Twi
Kwabena
“A personal name used within Akan-speaking communities, especially among the Asante and related groups.”
19th Century
English
Kwabena
“Recorded by European visitors and missionaries as an Akan personal name.”
20th Century
English
Kwabena
“Used internationally as an Akan male given name and diaspora identity marker.”
Modern English
English
Kwabena
“A proper name associated with Akan heritage and Tuesday birth.”