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

What is the meaning of the name Kweku-Arthur ?

The baby name Kweku-Arthur is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced KWEH-koo AR-thur (IPA: /ˈkwɛku ˈɑːrθər/).

Kweku-Arthur is Akan, Celtic in Origin.

Kweku-Arthur fuses Akan and Arthurian traditions. Kweku (Fante/Akan; Asante Twi Kwaku) is the male day name for a child born on Wednesday, signaling lineage and calendrical identity in southern Ghana. Arthur derives either from the Roman family name Artorius or from Brittonic roots linked to arth, “bear,” a meaning amplified by the medieval prestige of King Arthur; the name spread across Britain and continental Europe and remains common in English and French.

Used today among Ghanaian families and the diaspora, the hyphenated form reflects a modern practice of pairing an indigenous day name with an English or Christian name to bridge cultures. Variants include Kwaku-Arthur, Kweku Arthur, and Kwaku Arthur; related Arthur forms are Artur, Arturo, Artair (Scottish Gaelic), Artúr (Irish), and Arzhur (Breton). Overall meaning: “Wednesday-born” joined with “Arthur” - often taken as “bear(-man)” or an evocation of Arthurian heroism.

⚙ Kweku-Arthur doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. Most often that means a rare name, a regional or heritage one, or a recent coinage. Either way, it's a name very few children share.