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In the Ghanaian community and bringing it down to the Ewes, names are specifically given for different reasons. The main reason why names among this tribe are never taken for granted is that the names normally have a direct impact on the bearers. Names are given for a reason since they reflect or have an influence on the people to whom they are given. All names have meanings they represent and Ghanaian names and specifically Ewe names are not an exception.  You will be enlightened on some of these Ewe names and their various meanings. In fact, this article gives you an idea of what some Ewe names mean. Names are like organic components of the people per the people's beliefs.    We believe that individuals become the name they are given and for this reason, names are chosen carefully before being given to individuals. Some of the names are just given to show the day of the week a person is born whereas some show the circumstances around a person's birth. Below are some nam...
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100+ Ewe names and meaning from A - Z in Ghana

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A
  • ASIWÒME - It means that in your hands. What is in whose hands? All things are in the hands of God.
  • ANYO: It shall be well.
  • AGBEKO: Only life
  • AGBENYEGA: Life is precious or life is great.
  • AMENYO: Human is good or precious.
  • AMEWUGA: Human is more precious than money.
  • ABLɔDE: Freedom
  • ASEYE - Praise
  • AKPE - The name that means thanks. 
  • AKPENE: Thanks to God.
  • AWUSHIE - When a female is born with a fleshy-like cloth, this is the name given to her aside from any other names she might be given.
  • AGBENYA - Means the word of life. A name like this given to mostly males is an indication of the authority and power of words and in this case the word that carries life.
  • ATSU- Given to a male who is a twin with the twin pair being a girl.
  • ATSUƑI- Given to a girl twin with twin pair being a boy.
  • AWOENAM: God will do it for me.
  • AƑEKE: Root of the house.
  • ASIWOME: In God's hands.
  • AKORFA / AKɔFA - Consolation
  • AƑEAFA: Peaceful home.
  • AMETEƑE: A replacement. This name is a male given name such when an elderly male passes in a house not long after the birth of the child. It is believed by the people that in a happening like that, the new born child is a replacement to the person who passes away.
  • AGBESINYALE: Life has the say.
  • AMEWONɔ: Mother of people.
  • ADEBLEWO: Tongue has deceived them.
  • AGBEMOR: The way of life.
  • AGBENYEAME: Life is human.
  • ADABASU: A single lady born among many men. When many children are given birth too are males and eventually a female is born, she is given this name.
  • AHETO: This is given to a male who is born among many females.
  • AMETɔWOYɔNA: You can only call your own


    • B
    • BUTSɔMEKPɔ: Think about tomorrow.
    • BUBUNE - 'Honour to Him'. A name like a prayer always when mentioned sounds like thanksgiving unto God.
    • BUBUNE: Praise him.
    • BLEWU: Slow  or patient.

    C
    D
    • DODZI: Have courage or in other words, be courageous and endure.
    • DZIEDZORM: I am or was happy.
    • DZORDZI: Rejoice
    • DZIDEDI: Patience
    • DOVENE: Be a companion to someone.
    • DESIADENYO: All is good.
    • DZORGBENYUIE: Goodness or goodluck.
    • DZORDZOE: Righteous
    • DZIDUDU: Victory
    • DZIDULA: Winner
    • DOGBEDA: Pray
    • DORMENYO: Kindness
    • DELASE: God has heard
    • DELAENAM: The Saviour gave me
    • DELADEM: The saviour has saved me.
    • DELANYO: The Saviour is good.
    • DZIDEƑO: Courage or confidence.
    • DZIFA: Peaceful heart
    E
    • EDEM - The "E" in this name actually is a pronoun that refers to God. The name means God has saved me.
    • EVAME - 'It has come to pass. People sometimes go through a lot of complications and struggles before they can give birth to a child. Despite this, such a name is given to the child born who can be either male or female to thank God that even though there have been struggles, the will of God has come to pass.
    • ELEMAWUSI: It is in the hands of God.
    • EMEFA - A female name that means it is peaceful.
    • EDUDZI: He has won.
    • EDZESIM: He knows me.
    • EKORNUNYE: He (God) has cleansed me.
    • ESINAM - God has heard my cries.
    • ENYA: God knows.
    • ELEBENAM: God has taken care of me and still continues.
    • ETOR: He has answered.
    • EMEKOR: It is pure
    • ETOVOVO: It is different.
    • ETIAM: He has chosen me. The subject being referred to is God.
    • EKPLORM: He (God) leads me.
    • ENUAVAYI: It shall pass.
    • ESI - This also means that he(God) has heard.
    • ESIANYO - Parents have different expectations concerning the child they desire to have which when comes to pass brings great joy. ESIANYO means that this is good.
    • EYRAM - 'He has blessed me '.
    • EWOENAM - 'He has done it for me.
    • ESIAWONAM: This is the one I have been given
    • EKLENAM: He has shined for me.
    • ELORM - He loves me or I am loved by God.
    • ELOLO - He is great.
    • ELEAGBE: God is alive.
    • ELINAM - He(God) is there for me.
    • ELI- He (God) lives.
    • ESENE- He (God) hears it.
    • ENYO- He (God) is good.
    • ESENE: God hears. To keep the memory that God is a prayer answering God, a name like this helps to do so as it is mentioned.
    • EDZESIM: God knows me.
    • ESELALI: The Hearer exists.
    • EKORNUNYE: God has sanctified me.
    • ENALA: The giver.
    • EDZɔNA: It happens.
    • ESINU: Waiting on God's time.
    • ENYONAM - This tells of the fact that He is good to me. Every human being owes God thanks because it is by His grace that we see and receive good gifts and even favor. If by His favor you have received a child, then you have no option but to give Him all the glory.
    • ELIKEM - It means that God has established me. A way of honoring the supremacy of the almighty God.
    • EGBENYA: Today's matter.
    F
    • FIAVI: Prince
    • FOLI: Given to a first child who is a male.
    • FOFONYE: A title for a person's father. In English this is known as 'father' or 'dad'.
    G
    • GADEDE: Very expensive.
    • GANYAGLO: Money issue is too much.
    • GBETɔMENYO: It means human being isn't good. A name like this is given to a child in rare cases where someone offends the parents and they think this name fits best to stay careful in life.
    • GANYO: Money is good.
    • GAYRAM: Bless me again.
    • GALEVO: Money is different.
    H
    HOTORWOVI: Son of the wealthy.
    I
    J
    K
    • KEKELI - 'Light'
    • KLENAM - 'Shine for me. As children are the delight and hope of parents, such a name keeps it ringing in the mind of the child to shine and glow in glory for the parents.
    • KɔBLA: A day-born name for a male child born on Tuesday.
    • KɔKU:  A day-born name for a male child born on Wednesday.
    • KEKLE: Shining
    • KPLORLA: Leader
    • KPLɔM: Lead me
    L
    • LEBENE: Take care of him or her.
    • LɔLɔLI: There is love.
    • LɔLɔNYO: Love is good.
    M
    • MAWULIKPLIM - 'God is with me '. A way of confirming or declaring the presence of God in a person's life.
    • MORDZIEFA: The path is peaceful.
    • MAKAFUI - 'I will praise him.
    • MAWUKO - 'Only God'. When the struggles of life seem impossible to overcome and just keep hardening, only God is the one whom we can call. Keeps people reminded of the fact that only God can save.
    • MAWUENA - 'It is God that has given or enabled it '. 
    • MAWUNYO - God is good. 'MAWU' means God. The name can be given to both males and females. Shows that God who is believed to be the Almighty One is very good and kind.
    • MAWUMENYO - 'To stay in God is good '. Where else can comfort that sees no bounds be found except in God? Nowhere.
    • MAWULOLO - 'God is big '. Or God is great.
    • MAWULI - 'God exists or lives '.
    • MAWULINAM: God lives for me
    • MɔKPɔKPɔ - 'Hope '
    • MESIWÒTSO: I have taken refuge in you.
    • MALOE: I will love him.
    • MALIKE: I will be established.
    • MAWUWɔGE: God will do it.
    • MAWUKOENYA: Only God knows.
    • MAWUKO MAYɔ: It means that I will always call on God. A reminder that God is the steadfast rock to rely on.
    • MAWUWɔGE: God will do it.
    • MAWUDORLA: Angel
    N
    • NUNYA - Wisdom.
    • NORKPLIM: Abide with me.
    • NUKUNYA: Miraculous word.
    • NUNANA - It means a gift. Many who give birth to a child consider children as gifts from God because He is the giver of everything and so a name like this tries to emphasize that truly the child given birth to is from God.
    • NUKUNU - Means miracle.
    • NAYRAM - It is like a prayer or request to God to bless.
    • NALIKEM: You (God) establish me.
    • NYUITOR: The good or perfect one.
    • NORVINYO: Friendship or friend is good.
    P
    • PETRO: The Ewe name for Peter.
    Q
    R
    S
    • SELASI - 'The listener (God) has heard '.
    • SEFAKɔ: Destiny has comforted me.
    • SENANU: Destiny gives gifts.
    • SUSUANYO: The mind is good.
    • SELIKEM: Destiny has established me.
    • SEDEM: Destiny has saved me.
    • SENAM: Destiny has given me.
    • SETUTSI: Destiny has opened the floodgates.
    • SEDUDZI: Victory belongs to God.
    • SEFIAMɔ: God has shown me the way.
    • SUBOE: Worship him(God).
    • SITSOFE: Refuge
    • SEYRAM: Destiny has blessed me.
    • SELORM: Destiny God loves me.
    • SEMENYO: Destiny is good within.
    • SELAWOE: God will do it.
    • SEWɔNUKU: Destiny has done a miracle.
    • SESI: Destiny holds it.
    T
    • TSOENE - It means that give it to him. What is the object or receiver here? Mostly the object is God and what is being offered to him is the glory and praise that He deserves for his wonderful deeds in a person's life.
    • TɔNYELI: I have my own.
    • TSɔME: Tomorrow
    • TSOEKEM: Forgive me
    • TSOENAMAWU: Leave it or give it to God.
    • TSOEKEWO: Forgive them.
    • TSOEKE: Forgive
    U
    V
    • VAYRAM - 'Come and bless me. It is a prayer unto God to call for His blessings.
    • VENUNYE: A request unto God to be gracious unto someone.
    • VADEM: Come and save me.
    • VALIKEM: Come and establish me.
    • VADONUSEM: Come strengthen me.
    • VORMAWU: Fear God.
    • VORAMEGBETOR: Fear human
    W
    • WORLA: Means the Creator. It could be taken as a way of showing reverence to God.
    • WORLALI: The Creator still exists.
    • WORLANYO: The Creator is good.
    • WOELINAM: You are the one there for me.
    • WOELIKPLIM: You (God) are the one with me.
    • WOELIKEM: You (God) established me.
    X
    • XOESE - 'Believe it './ Believe him (God).
    • XORLA - Means saviour. It specifically refers to God or Christ as the saviour. Mostly, given to males and sometimes even females since it is not gender-specific.
    • XORLALI / XɔLALI- The saviour exists. Can be both male and female given. Indeed, there are times we feel there is no hope again but this particular name gives the assurance that God who is the saviour truly exists.
    • XORSE - 'Faith'
    • XORNAM - 'Help me or save me '.
    • XORXORLI: There is salvation. Obviously, the salvation is in Christ.
    • XOESEKO: You just believe.
    • XORXORMOR: The path of salvation or redemption.
    • XORLASI: The Saviour's hand.
    • XORLASE: The Saviour has heard.
    • XORAKPE: God, receive thanks.
    Y
    • YOHANES - The Ewe name for John.
    • YORM: Call me (God).
    Z




    ZANU: A child born in the evening.

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