All the Top Ghanaian Celebrities and Their Local Names–Jackie Appiah is Adwoa, Yvonne Nelson is Abena, Shatta Wale is Kwaku and Others
Most Ghanaians bear names indicating the day of the week they were born, which is the first automatic name a child gets immediately after birth before a proper naming ceremony is done for the child. This is a practice that is common among the Akans, who believe this is the name the person’s soul offers him or her and so refer to it as ‘Kradin’ (soul’s name) as well as most ethnic groups in Ghana.