masculine Yaba

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Origin:
african (akan ashanti)
Name Root:
Ya > Yáwóada
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This name derives from the African (Akan Ashanti) (Èʋe) “Ya,” meaning “born on Thursday (Yáwóada), linked to the earth.” 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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