Quame as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Quame

What is the meaning of the name Quame ?

The baby name Quame is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KWAH-may (Twi: /ˈkwɑme/; common English: /ˈkwɑːmeɪ/).

Quame is Akan in Origin.

Quame is an Anglicized variant of the Akan masculine name Kwame, rooted in Twi and Fante spoken in Ghana and among Akan communities in Côte d’Ivoire. It designates a boy born on Saturday within the Akan day-naming system, a long-standing practice that assigns names by weekday of birth and associated cultural traits. The Qu- spelling appears in English-speaking contexts and diasporic communities while preserving the similar pronunciation and meaning as Kwame.

The name has been in continuous use for centuries among Akan peoples and gained wider visibility through figures such as Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah, helping spread variant spellings abroad. Related forms include Kwame (standard Akan), Kwamena/Kwamina (Fante extended forms), Kouamé (Baoulé/French orthography in Côte d’Ivoire), and alternative spellings Quami or Quamé. The customary female counterpart is Ama. Though most common as a given name, Quame occasionally appears as a surname in diaspora records. Meaning: “born on Saturday.”