feminine Akua

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Origin:
african (akan ashanti)
Name Root:
Wukuo > Wukúada
Meaning:*
This name derives from the African (Akan Ashanti) (Èʋe) “Wukuo,” meaning “born on Wednesday (Wukúada), linked to the spider.” The Akan and Ewe people frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born. These names have spread throughout Ghana and Jamaica. For example, in Jamaica, the following day names have been recorded: Monday, Cudjoe; Tuesday, Cubbenah; Wednesday, Quaco; Thursday, Quao; Friday, Cuffee; Saturday, Quamin; Sunday, Quashee. The Akwasidae festival is celebrated by the Ashanti people and chiefs in Ashanti, as well as the Ashanti diaspora. The festival is celebrated on a Sunday, once every six weeks, and the Akwasidae Festival is next only in importance to the national day celebrations.

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