Ghanaian Celebrities And Their Local Names–Did You Know Jackie Appiah is Called Adwoa?

[caption id="attachment_88400" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Jackie Appiah[/caption] One beautiful thing about being a Ghanaian is the fact that you have a default name based on the day you were born. If you are a woman and you were born on Sunday, you are by default called Akosua--and if you are a man, you will be called Akwasi. We've put together the local names of some of our various Ghanaian Celebrities by using their public record date of birth and interestingly, some of them bear local names we think do not suit their personalities. There's this inner feeling that goes with each name--there are people who don't look like Abena to us because we expect anyone called Abena to at least have certain attributes. For this list, we use the Ashanti spelling of the given names--note that, if a person is Fante or belongs to another ethnic group, the spelling may be a little different. Now, flip to the next pages to see the local names of your favourite celebrities... Jackie Appiah [caption id="attachment_83152" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Jackie Appiah[/caption] Jackie Appiah was born on 5th December 1983 which was a Monday--so she is Adwoa. Joselyn Dumas [caption id="attachment_74687" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Joselyn Dumas[/caption] Joselyn Dumas was born on 31st August 1980 which was a Sunday--so she's Akosua. Becca [caption id="attachment_78789" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Becca[/caption] Musician-Becca was born on 15th August 15 1984 which was a Wednesday--so she's called Akua. Adjetey Anang [caption id="attachment_90747" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Adjetey Anang[/caption] Adjetey Anang was born on 8th July 1973 which was Sunday--so he will be called Akwasi. Remember he's Ga, so the spelling and pronunciation will be a little different. Yvonne Nelson [caption id="attachment_88270" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Yvonne Nelson[/caption] Actress Yvonne Nelson was born on 12th November 1985 which as Tuesday--so she is Abena. Shirley Frimpong Manso [caption id="attachment_46635" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Shirley Frimpong-Manso[/caption] Film-maker Shirley Frimpong-Manso was born 16th March 1977 which was Wednesday--so she is called Akua. John Dumelo [caption id="attachment_80968" align="aligncenter" width="750"] John Dumelo[/caption] John Dumelo was born on 3rd February 1984 which was Friday--so he's called Kofi. Majid Michel [caption id="attachment_60780" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Majid Michel[/caption] Majid Michel was born on 22nd September 1980 and he was born on Monday--so he's Kwadwo. E.L [caption id="attachment_79479" align="aligncenter" width="770"] E.L[/caption] Rapper-E.L was born on June 28, 1983 which was Tuesday--therefore he's Kwabena. Juliet Ibrahim [caption id="attachment_82636" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Juliet Ibrahim[/caption] Juliet Ibrahim was born March 3, 1986 which was a Monday--so she's Adwoa. Naa Ashorkor Mensah-Doku [caption id="attachment_88703" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Naa Ashorkor[/caption] Naa Ashorkor was born November 24, 1988 which was Thursday--therefore she's Yaa. Leila Djansi [caption id="attachment_69224" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Film-maker Leila Djansi[/caption] Leila Djansi was born on July 17, 1981 which was Friday--so she's Afia. Nadia Buari [caption id="attachment_87432" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Nadia Buari[/caption] Nadia Buari was born on November 21, 1982 which was Sunday--so she is Akosua. [caption id="attachment_78676" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Lydia Forson[/caption] Lydia Forson was born on 24 October 1984 which was Wednesday--she's called Akua. Van Vicker [caption id="attachment_72224" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Van Vicker[/caption] Van Vicker was born on 1 August 1977 which was Monday--so he's Kwadwo. Menaye Donkor [caption id="attachment_82598" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Menaye Donkor[/caption] Menaye Donkor was born on March 20, 1981 which was Friday--so she's Afia. Sarkodie [caption id="attachment_78869" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Sarkodie[/caption] Sarkodie was born on July 10, 1985 which was Wednesday--so he's Kwaku. Shatta Wale [caption id="attachment_84303" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Shatta Wale[/caption] Shatta Wale was born on October 17, 1984 which was Wednesday--she he's Kwaku. Stonebwoy [caption id="attachment_80781" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Stonebwoy[/caption] Stonebwoy was born on March 5, 1988 which was Saturday--so she's Kwame. [caption id="attachment_78673" align="aligncenter" width="770"] Confidence Haugen[/caption] Confidence Haugen was born on April 8 1974 which was Monday--so she's Adwoa. Bisa Kdei [caption id="attachment_76766" align="aligncenter" width="602"] Bisa Kdei[/caption] Bisa Kdei was born on March 19, 1986 which was Wednesday--so he's Kwaku. Samini [caption id="attachment_60069" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Samini[/caption] Samini was born on December 22, 1981 which was Tuesday--so he's Kwabena. M.anifest [caption id="attachment_86738" align="aligncenter" width="799"] M.anifest[/caption] M.anifest was born on November 20, 1982 which was Saturday--so he's Kwame. Vivian Jill [caption id="attachment_90748" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Vivian Jill[/caption] Vivian Jill was born on September 11th 1983 which was Sunday--so she's Akosua.

Ghanaian Celebrities And Their Local Names–Did You Know Jackie Appiah is Called Adwoa?

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