Kwadwo
/ˈkwɑːdʒoʊ/noun
An Akan masculine given name traditionally given to a boy born on Monday.
Did you know?Kwadwo belongs to the Akan day-name system, in which the day of birth is traditionally believed to shape a person’s character and spiritual identity.
Etymological Timeline
Precolonial period
Akan
Kwadwo
“A masculine day name associated with Monday births”
Precolonial period
Akan
Dwoada
“Monday in the Akan calendrical system”
18th–19th Century
Twi
Kwadwo
“Akan personal name recorded within Ghanaian naming traditions”
19th Century
English
Kwadwo
“Akan name encountered in English-language records during the colonial period”
Modern English
English
Kwadwo
“A Ghanaian and Akan masculine given name, also commonly anglicized or shortened to Kojo”