Kofi

/ KOH-fee /
Gender
Boy
Origin
🇬🇭 Ghana
Religion
Traditional
First Seen
Trait
Peaceful

Meaning & Etymology

Born on a Friday.

The Akan day-name for a boy born on Friday, a day linked with wandering and fertility.

Cultural Context

Carried worldwide by Kofi Annan, the Ghanaian diplomat who served as UN Secretary-General and won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Famous People

Kofi Annan

Diplomacy · Ghana · b. 1938

Seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace laureate.

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