Kwame
Kwame is a male first name.
Origin and Meaning
The name Kwame comes from the language of the Akan of West Africa and means " born on Saturday ".
Bearers of the name
- Kwame Addo Kufuor, ( born 1940 ), Ghanaian politician
- Kwame Amoateng (* 1987), Swedish footballer of Ghanaian origin
- Kwame Ayew (born 1973 ), Ghanaian footballer
- Kwame Baah ( born 1938 ), Ghanaian politician
- Kwame Brown ( b. 1982 ), American basketball player
- Kwame Gyekye ( born 1939 ), Ghanaian philosopher
- Kwame Kilpatrick (born 1970 ), American politician
- Kwame Mawuena (* 1992), Togolese football player
- Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), Ghanaian politician
- Kwame Nkrumah Acheampong, ( born 1974 ), Ghanaian skier
- Kwame Nsor (* 1992), Ghanaian footballer
- Kwame Toure ( Stokely Carmichael; 1941-1998 ), Guinean civil rights of U.S. origin
- Edward Kwame Wiredu (~ 1934-2008 ), Ghanaian lawyer and politician