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

What is the meaning of the name Kweku-Asomah ?

The baby name Kweku-Asomah is a Male name and is pronounced KWEH-koo AH-soh-mah (approx.), IPA: /ˈkwɛku aˈsɔmah/.

Kweku-Asomah is Akan in Origin.

Rooted in Ghana's Akan onomastics, Kweku-Asomah combines the day name Kweku with a family or given element Asomah. Kweku (often spelled Kwaku in Twi and Fante) designates a male born on Wednesday in the Akan calendar of birth names. Asomah is found among Akan and other Ghanaian communities; many speakers derive it from Akan som "service/worship," with the nominal form suggesting "one devoted to service," while in the north it also appears as Asumah/Asuma, a local rendering of Arabic Usama, "lion." The compound therefore reads either as "Wednesday-born who serves" or "Wednesday-born lion," depending on lineage.

Hyphenated personal names gained currency in 20th century Ghana as families combined day names with clan or honorific elements, and the pattern persists in the diaspora. Documented variants include Kweku Asomah (unhyphenated), Kwaku-Asomah, Kweku-Asumah, and Asoma/Asumah as spelling shifts. The feminine day-name counterpart is Akua.

⚙ We can't find Kweku-Asomah in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. That's typically a sign of a rare name, a regional or traditional one, or a modern coinage. Either way, it's a name very few children share.