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Lists of Ewe names and their meanings

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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...

List of Volta Regional towns in alphabetic order. The story behind the names unraveled

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Some time ago, as I was viewing some posts on one social media platform, I came across a post that wanted readers to mention some towns in the Volta Region of Ghana that start with the letter " A ". It created the impression that people want to know of the various towns we have in the Volta Region and probably some history behind how the town was created and how the name came about. That is absolutely the reason why this post comes very useful to you as you learn about the great history of the Ewes. The towns are listed in alphabetic order to make it very easy to review and interesting to follow through all the way to the end of the article.  The Ewe migration history. Read here... A Awalavi: This is a town whose name is popular in the region because rice is planted there and sold to neighboring towns.  Afifie Agblekpui Akatsi : This town also happens to be one of the biggest in the region and its market also attracts market women from Denu, Agbozume and other places for com...