Boy name · Akan
Kwesi
“born on Sunday”
Vibes
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About the name
Kwesi is Sunday's boy — also spelled Kwasi, and built on the same root as the Akan word for the sun. Sunday's children are linked with the universe and with protectiveness. Akosua is the feminine form of the same day.
Like the rest of the day-name set it is completely ordinary in Ghana. Outside it, it reads as distinctive without being difficult: two syllables, stress on the first, no sounds English lacks.
No short form is standard. It pairs cleanly with a longer middle (Kwesi Alexander, Kwesi Nathaniel). On our vibe map it is Cultural Fusion with a Celestial link through the sun root.
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All Akan names →Kwesi — common questions
Is Kwesi a boy or girl name?
Kwesi is traditionally a boy name of Akan origin.
What does the name Kwesi mean?
Kwesi means “born on Sunday” of Akan origin. Kwesi is Sunday's boy — also spelled Kwasi, and built on the same root as the Akan word for the sun. Sunday's children are linked with the universe and with protectiveness. Akosua is the feminine form of the same day.
Where does the name Kwesi come from?
Kwesi is Akan in origin. Like the rest of the day-name set it is completely ordinary in Ghana. Outside it, it reads as distinctive without being difficult: two syllables, stress on the first, no sounds English lacks.
How popular is Kwesi?
Kwesi did not make the top 1,000 boys' names in US Social Security Administration data for 2025, which makes it genuinely rare in the US.
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