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Kwame

UK/ˈkwɑː.meɪ/

Kwame proper noun: a male given name from Akan, given to a male child born on a Saturday; variant forms Kwamé, Kouamé, Kwami, Kwamena, Kwamina.

Proper noun

Kwame

  1. A male given name from Akan, given to a male child born on a Saturday; variant forms Kwamé, Kouamé, Kwami, Kwamena, Kwamina.
    • Attorney General Kwame Raoul defended birthright citizenship in the ongoing multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration’s executive order purporting to redefine birthright citizenship to exclude certain children born to non-citizen parents.2025 June 5, “ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL CONTINUE FIGHT TO DEFEND BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP”, in Office of the Illinois Attorney General, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2025

Kwame meaning in Urdu

Kwame in Urdu

male given name
کوامے kvāme

Origin of Kwame

An ancient and traditional Akan day-name meaning "born on Saturday". Popularized in the 1960s when Kwame Nkrumah was the Prime Minister of Ghana.

Words that rhyme with Kwame

Questions about Kwame

What does Kwame mean?
Kwame means a male given name from Akan, given to a male child born on a Saturday; variant forms Kwamé, Kouamé, Kwami, Kwamena, Kwamina.
What is Kwame in Urdu?
Kwame in Urdu is کوامے (kvāme). See Kwame meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is Kwame?
Kwame is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kwame?
Kwame is pronounced /ˈkwɑː.meɪ/ (UK).

Words near Kwame in the dictionary

  1. Kwak̓wala
  2. Kwala
  3. Kwalhioqua
  4. Kwalhioquas
  5. kwalliso
  6. Kwame
  7. Kwamera
  8. kwan
  9. KwaNdebele
  10. Kwando
  11. Kwang

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