Names according to order of birth in Akan

Children is a sign of fruitfulness and it’s the joy of every parent to produce children. In the past, kids represented wealth. In the olden days, upon giving birth to the tenth child by a woman, a sheep was slained for the celebration. That particular sheep is called ‘Badu Gwan’ which means a sheep for the tenth.

Children means alot to Ghanaians and besides the names they have by virtue of their day of birth, the order of birth comes with particular names.

For instance, Three in Akan is pronouced miensa, and that is where we get the position name for third borns which is Mensa for males and Mansa for females.

Enjoy as you learn.

POSITION	MALE	FEMALE
First	Piesie	Piesie
Second	Manu	Maanu
Third	Mensa	Mansa
Fourth	Anane	Anane
Fifth	Anum	Anum
Sixth	Nsia	Nsia
Seventh	Ason	Nsowaa
Eighth	Botwe
Ninth	Nkroma	Nkromaa
Tenth	Badu	Baduwaa
Eleventh	Duku
Last Born	Kaakyire	Kaakyire