Akan Names

Akan names are derived from Ghanian culture. Frequently in Ghana, children are given their first name as a 'day name' which corresponds to the day in the week they were born. Find out your Ghanian day name.

On what day of the week were you born?

Enter your birthday (then hit the "Update" button):

Numeric Month (1-12):

Day of Month (1-31):

Year (eg. 1960):

Date of Birth:

Day of Week and Akin name:

Please select your gender: