Yaw (name)
Yaw is a masculine given name originating from the Akan people and their day naming system, meaning "born on a Thursday" in Akan language, following their day naming system. People born on particular days are supposed to exhibit the characteristics or attributes and philosophy, associated with the days. Yaw has the appellation "Preko" or "Opereba" meaning brave.
Origin and meaning of Yaw
In the Akan culture, day names are known to be derived from deities. Yaw originated from Yawoada the Day of Reproduction. Males named Yaw are known to be courageous and aggressive in a warlike manner. They tend to be guarded, judgemental and appear to be ungrateful.Male variants of Yaw
Day names in Ghana vary in spelling among the various Akan subgroups. The name is spelt Yaw by the Akuapem, Ashanti, Bono, Akyem and Fante subgroups.Female version of Yaw
In the Akan culture and other local cultures in Ghana, day names come in pairs for males and females. The variant of the name used for a female child born on Thursday is Yaa.Notable people with the name
Most Ghanaian children have their cultural day names in combination with their English or Christian names. Some notable people with such names are:- Yaw Antwi, Ghanaian footballer playing in Serbia
- Yaw Amankwah Mireku, Ghanaian footballer
- Yaw Asante, Ghanaian footballer playing in Italy
- Yaw Berko, Ghanaian footballer playing in Tanzania
- Yaw Fosu-Amoah, South African long jumper
- Yaw Frimpong, Ghanaian footballer playing in Congo
- Yaw Ihle Amankwah, Ghanaian footballer playing in Norway
- Yaw Osafo-Marfo, Ghanaian politician and former minister for Education and Finance
- Yaw Osene-Akwah, Ghanaian youth activist, founding member of Okyeman Youth Association and Okyeman Youth for Development, comes from Akyem Apedwa
- Yaw Preko, Ghanaian former international footballer
- Yaw Tog, Ghanaian rapper
- George Yaw Boakye, Ghanaian airman and politician
- Eugene Yaw, American politician
- Joachim Yaw, Ghanaian former international footballer and Olympic medalist
- Lawrence Henry Yaw Ofosu-Appiah, Ghanaian academic and director of the Encyclopedia Africana
- Nana Yaw Konadu Yeboah, Ghanaian boxer and former world champion
- Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade, Ghanaian former supreme court judge
- Paul Yaw Addo, Ghanaian footballer playing in Norway
- Samuel Yaw Adusei, Ghanaian politician
- William Yaw Obeng, Ghanaian former American football offensive lineman