Kweku-Ananse as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kweku-Ananse

What is the meaning of the name Kweku-Ananse ?

The baby name Kweku-Ananse is a Male name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkwɛku aˈnɑnse/ (KWEH-koo ah-NAHN-seh).

Kweku-Ananse is Akan in Origin.

Kweku-Ananse blends two Akan elements from Ghana. Kweku (Fante dialect; Kwaku in Asante/Akuapem Twi) is the male day name for a child born on Wednesday, part of an enduring system that assigns names by weekday and associated qualities such as adaptability and strategic insight. Ananse means "spider" and names the famed spider-trickster of Akan folktales (anansesem), whose narratives traveled across the Atlantic and became Anansi/Anancy in the Caribbean and Gullah traditions.

As a hyphenated given name or middle name, Kweku-Ananse is uncommon yet culturally charged, often chosen to honor storytelling, wit, and resilience. Variants include Kweku Ananse (unhyphenated), Kwaku-Ananse, Kwaku Ananse; related forms are Kweku/Kwaku alone and diaspora Anansi/Anancy. The feminine Wednesday counterpart is Akua/Ekua. The composite meaning evokes a "Wednesday-born spider," symbolically a clever, resourceful narrator or problem-solver rooted in Akan heritage.

⚙ Kweku-Ananse turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. However you look at it, very few people share it.