Names Categorized "days of the week"

Abena is a feminine given name of Akan origin, meaning "born on Tuesday." In Akan culture, day names are a traditional practice where children are named after the day of the week they were born, each associated with spec...

Abosede is a Yoruba name from Nigeria, meaning "comes with the start of the week" or "born at the beginning of a new week." It is specifically given to a female child born on Sunday, reflecting the Yoruba tradition of na...

Adwoa is a given name used in Western Africa, particularly among the Akan people of Ghana and parts of Togo, southern Benin, and the Ivory Coast. It means "born on Monday" in the Akan language. The name belongs to the tr...

Afua or Efua is an Akan day name traditionally given to girls born on a Friday. The equivalent male name is Kofi. The name originates from the Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast, who have a long-standing cultural p...

Akosua is an Akan female given name meaning “born on Sunday” in the Akan language. It belongs to the tradition of day names common among the Akan people of Ghana, such as the Ashanti, Akuapem, Akyem, Akwamu, Bono, and Fa...

Akua is an Akan female given name, originating among the Akan people of Ghana (including subgroups like the Ashanti, Akuapem, Bono, Akwamu, Akyem, and Fante). It means "born on Wednesday" in the Akan language, following...

Ama is an Akan feminine given name from Ghana, meaning "born on Saturday". It follows the Akan day-naming tradition, where newborns are named after the day of their birth. This practice is observed among all Akan subgrou...

Annagül is a Turkmen feminine given name combining two elements: anna meaning 'Friday' and gül meaning 'flower, rose'. The name thus evokes the idea of a 'Friday flower' or 'rose of Friday'. Friday holds special signific...

Arthit is a Thai masculine given name meaning "sun". It derives from the name of the Hindu god Aditya, a solar deity and one of the sons of the goddess Aditi. In Thai, the name reflects the cultural influence of Hinduism...

Asabe is a Nigerian female given name predominantly used among Muslims, particularly within the Hausa community. Derived from Arabic via Hausa Asabar meaning "Saturday," it is traditionally given to a girl born on that d...

Balarabe is a Nigerian masculine given name and surname predominantly used among Muslims, particularly within the Hausa community. The name means "born on Wednesday" in Hausa, derived from Laraba "Wednesday", which itsel...

Bose is a Yoruba feminine given name, serving as a short form of Bosede, itself a variant of Abosede. The root name means "comes with the start of the week" in Yoruba, traditionally given to a child born on Sunday.Notabl...

Bosede is a Yoruba feminine given name and a variant of Abosede, which means "comes with the start of the week" in Yoruba. Traditionally, this name is given to a child born on Sunday (the start of the week in the Yoruba...

Castiel is a male given name that appears in both Judeo-Christian-Islamic angelology and popular culture, though its origin is uncertain. The name is typically considered a variant of Cassiel, an angel known in some reli...

Ɗanjuma is a Hausa given name meaning “son of Friday.” It is composed of ɗa, meaning “son,” and Jumma'a, the Hausa word for Friday. The name is traditionally given to a boy born on a Friday, following a common Hausa nami...

Ɗanladi is a masculine given name of Hausa origin, translating to "son of Sunday." It is formed from the Hausa words ɗa "son," the genitive marker -n, and Lahadi, the Hausa word for Sunday. The name is typically given to...

Ɗanlami is a masculine given name used among the Hausa people of West Africa. It is a traditional ethnonymous patronymic, deriving from the Hausa phrase ɗan (Àlhamis), where ɗa means “son” and Àlhamis is the Hausa name f...

Davaa is a gender-neutral given name of Mongolian origin. It derives from the Mongolian word davaa, meaning "Monday" or "threshold, mountain pass" (a high point or pass between mountains). The name reflects the cultural...

Domingo is a Spanish masculine given name derived from the Late Latin name Dominicus, meaning "of the Lord". It is the Spanish equivalent of Dominic and is traditionally given to boys born on Sunday, as the name also dir...

Etymology and MeaningDominic is a masculine given name derived from the Late Latin name Dominicus, meaning "of the Lord" or "belonging to God". The name traditionally was given to children born on Sunday (Latin dies Domi...

Esi is a feminine given name of Akan origin, meaning "born on Sunday" in the Akan language. It is part of the traditional Akan day-naming system, where children are given a name corresponding to the day of the week they...

Friday is an English given name derived directly from the name of the weekday. The English word Friday comes from Old English frīġedæġ, meaning "day of Frig". The goddess Frig (or Frigg in Norse mythology) was associated...

Hamisi is a masculine given name of Swahili origin. It is derived from Alhamisi, the Swahili word for Thursday, which itself comes from the Arabic الخميس (al-khamīs), meaning "the fifth" (day of the week). The Arabic roo...

Juma is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin, meaning "Friday" or "week" in Arabic. In Islamic culture, Friday (Yawm al-Jumu‘ah) is the holiest day of the week, a day of congregational prayer and co...

Jumanne is a masculine Swahili given name meaning “Tuesday.” The name derives from a compound of juma (“week”) and nne (“four”), reflecting the Swahili tradition of naming children after the day of the week on which they...

Jummai is a feminine given name of Nigerian origin, particularly common among the Hausa people. Derived from the Arabic word Jummah, meaning "Friday" (ultimately from Arabic ج م ع indicating gathering), the name is tradi...

Khamis is a masculine Arabic given name that directly means "Thursday". The name reflects the practice in many Arabic-speaking cultures of naming children after days of the week, likely influenced by Islamic tradition wh...

Kobina is a Ghanaian given name, predominantly used among the Akan people. It is a variant of Kwabena, which means "born on Tuesday" in the Akan language. In the context of Akan naming traditions, children are often name...

Koffi is a masculine given name and surname of Ewe origin, representing the Ewe form of Kofi. The Akan root name Kofi means "born on Friday" (from the Akan day-naming tradition), and Koffi shares this meaning within Ewe-...

Kofi is an Akan masculine given name used among the Akan people of Ghana, including the Bono, Akyem, Akwamu, Ashanti, and Fante subgroups. It means "born on Friday," reflecting the Akan day-naming tradition where a child...

Kojo is the Akan form of the name Kwadwo, though it commonly functions as an independent name. Its root, Kwadwo, means "born on Monday" in Akan, and Kojo preserves this meaning within the Akan day-name tradition. The nam...

Etymology and MeaningKokou is a masculine given name used primarily in Ewe-speaking communities of West Africa, particularly in Togo and Ghana. It is the Ewe form of Kwaku, a name originating from the Akan language. Both...

Komi is an Ewe masculine name, one of the Fante-derived day-name variants found across the Akan-influenced cultures of Ghana and... Actually, this specific form 'Komi' is notably different: in the Fante dialect of Akan,...

Kwabena is an Akan masculine given name that means "born on Tuesday" in the Akan language. It belongs to the Akan day-naming tradition, practiced by groups such as the Ashanti, Akuapem, Akyem, Bono, Akwamu, and Fante peo...

Kwadwo (also written Kwadjo) is an Akan masculine given name originating from Ghana, directly translating to "born on Monday" in the Akan language. In Akan tradition, day names assign specific personality traits to indiv...

Kwaku (also spelled Kweku, Kuuku, Korku, Kɔku, or Kouakou) is an Akan given name for male children born on Wednesday, used among the Akan and Ewe ethnic groups of Ghana and Ivory Coast. The name derives from the Akan day...

Kwame is an Akan masculine given name primarily used by the Akan people of Ghana, including subgroups such as the Ashanti, Akuapem, Akyem, Bono, and Fante. The name means "born on Saturday", reflecting the Akan tradition...

Kwasi is an Akan day name used in Ghana, meaning "born on Sunday." In Akan culture, day names (called kradin) are given to children based on the day of the week they are born, reflecting deep spiritual and cultural tradi...

EtymologyKweku is a variant of the Akan name Kwaku, which directly translates to "born on Wednesday" in the Akan language of Ghana. This reflects the Akan tradition of naming children based on the day of the week they we...

Kyriake is an alternate transcription of the Greek name Κυριακή, derived from Kyriaki. Kyriaki in turn is the feminine form of Kyriakos, which comes from the Greek word κύριος (kyrios) meaning "lord". Thus, the name shar...

Kyriaki is a Greek feminine name directly derived from the masculine name Kyriakos, itself a Greek form of the Latin Cyriacus. The root traces back to the Greek word κύριος (kyrios) meaning "lord," so the name signifies...

Ladi is a feminine given name of Hausa origin, derived from Lahadi, the Hausa word for "Sunday," which itself comes from Arabic al-ʼAḥad. Sundays are traditionally associated with the beginning of the week and are often...

Monday is an English first name derived from the name of the day of the week. The word comes from Old English mōnandæg, meaning “moon’s day,” a translation of the Latin diēs Lūnae. The name can be given to children born...

Mwajuma is a Swahili feminine name, primarily used in East Africa, particularly in Tanzania and Kenya. It is a contracted form of Mwanajuma, which itself means "child born on Friday." The name reflects the cultural pract...

Mwanahamisi is a feminine given name of Swahili origin, meaning “child born on Thursday.” The name combines mwana (“child”) with hamisi (“Thursday”), following a common naming convention across many African cultures wher...

Mwanajuma is a feminine given name of Swahili origin, meaning "child born on Friday." It is derived from Swahili mwana (child) and Ijumaa (Friday). In many East African cultures, day-names are common and reflect the day...

Nedeljko (Serbian Cyrillic: Недељко) is a Serbian and Croatian masculine given name derived from the word for "Sunday" in the South Slavic languages: Serbian недеља (nedelja) and Croatian nedjelja. The name thus carries...

Nedelya is a Bulgarian feminine name that directly derives from the Slavic word for "Sunday". This day-name tradition, common in Bulgarian and other Balkan cultures, often reflects religious-linguistic influence: the wor...

Etymology and MeaningNedjeljko is a Croatian male given name, a phonetic variant of Nedeljko. Both names derive from the Common Slavic word for Sunday (Croatian: nedjelja; Serbian: nedelja). The name thus carries connota...

Nyongesa is a masculine given name of Luhya origin, meaning "born on Saturday" in the Luhya language. The Luhya people, one of the largest ethnic groups in Kenya, utilize day-naming traditions similar to those found in o...

Okafor is a Nigerian surname of Igbo origin, also used as a given name in some contexts. Its meaning is derived from the Igbo language: O-kafor translates to “boy (born on) Afor”, where Afọr is one of the four days of th...

Okeke is a masculine and surname of Igbo origin, meaning "boy (born on) Eke" — Eke being one of the four days of the traditional Igbo week. In Igbo cosmology, the four days (Eke, Orie, Afor, Nkwo) each have distinct spir...

Okonkwo is a Nigerian surname of Igbo origin, meaning "a boy born on Nkwo day." The Igbo week consists of four days: Eke, Oye, Afor, and Nkwo. Nkwo is the last of these four market days, and children born on a particular...

Okorie is a Nigerian surname of Igbo origin, functioning both as a family name and, in some contexts, a given name for males. It means "boy (born on) Orie" in Igbo, with Orie being one of the four days of the traditional...