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

What is the meaning of the name Kweku-Ofori ?

The baby name Kweku-Ofori is a Male name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced KWEH-koo OH-foh-ree (approx. IPA: /ˈkwɛku ˈɔfɔri/).

Kweku-Ofori is Akan in Origin.

Kweku-Ofori blends two Akan (Twi/Fante) elements from Ghana. Kweku (Asante/Akuapem Kwaku; Fante Kweku) is the male day-name for a child born on Wednesday, tied to the Akan day-naming system and the folkloric figure Kwaku Ananse. Ofori functions as both a surname and given name among Akan peoples; many trace it to the verb foro “to climb, rise,” suggesting ideas of ascent, progress, or elevation, though exact etymology varies by dialect. Together, the compound signals “the Wednesday-born of the Ofori lineage” or “Wednesday-born who rises.”

In use since precolonial times across Akan states and still common in Ghana and the diaspora, the name preserves identity markers of birth and family. Variants include Kwaku-Ofori, Kweku Ofori (unhyphenated), and Kwaku Ofori; a related Wednesday male cognate in neighboring Ewe is Koku. The surname Ofori is prominent in Akyem royal history (e.g., the Ofori Panin lineage). Short forms include Kweku/Kwaku and Koo.

⚙ We have no record of Kweku-Ofori in any national birth registry or name dataset. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. However you look at it, very few people share it.