Kwame - Meaning of Kwame

What does Kwame mean?

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Kwame

[ 2 syll. kwa-me, kw-ame ] The baby boy name Kwame is pronounced as KWAA-Mey- †. Kwame is an Akan and English name of African-Akan origin. It is derived literally from the word 'kwame' which means born on Saturday.

The name Kwam, the name Kwamee, the name Kwamen, the name Kwamey, the Ewe Kwami, the name Kwamie, the name Kwamin, the Fante Kwamina, and the name Kwamy are variant forms of Kwame.

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Kwame is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1990, 0.014% of baby boys were given the name Kwame. Its ranking then was #582. The baby name has since experienced a marked decline in frequency, and is today of sporadic use. Within all boy names in its group, Kwame was nonetheless the most widely used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Kwame include Kaegan, Kaem, Kaeme, Kagan, Kagann, Kagen, Kahan, Kaihan, Kaimee, Kaimey, Kaimi, Kaimie, Kaimy, Kaiwan, Kaiyan, Kamee, Kamen, Kamey, Kami, and Kamie.

† Pronunciation for Kwame: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"