Kwasi
/ˈkwɑː.si/noun
An Akan masculine given name traditionally given to a boy born on Sunday.
Did you know?Akan day names connect identity with the day of birth: Kwasi is the masculine Sunday name, while Akosua is its feminine counterpart.
Etymological Timeline
Precolonial period
Akan
Kwasi
“A masculine personal name assigned to a boy born on Sunday.”
Precolonial period
Akan
Kwasi
“Part of the Akan system of day names, in which the day of birth is incorporated into personal identity.”
18th Century
European records
Quassi / Kwasi
“Recorded renderings of Akan personal names in European accounts of West Africa and the Atlantic world.”
18th Century
English
Quassia
“A plant genus named after Quassia, an enslaved or formerly enslaved man in Suriname associated with knowledge of its medicinal properties.”
Modern English
English
Kwasi
“A modern spelling of the Akan masculine given name, especially common in Ghana and among the Ghanaian diaspora.”