Kwame

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US, UK/ˈkwɑː.meɪ/

proper noun

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

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Meanings

proper noun
  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

Origin

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

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Translations

Urdu کوامے
  • کوامے (kvāme)male given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Kwame

lamémacramé
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Cite this entry
APA

Kwame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kwame

MLA

“Kwame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kwame. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kwame,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kwame.

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