female Day of birth
Day names: girls’ version
As with boys, every Fon girl traditionally receives a name according to the day she was born. Here is the complete table: Adjoua (Monday) to Adjamba (Sunday).
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Table
The 7 female day names
AdjouaMonday
AblaTuesday
AkouviWednesday
YawaThursday
Afi / AfiaviFriday
AmiSaturday
Akossi / AdjambaSunday
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Variants
According to Beninese ethnic groups
The system varies slightly between Fon, Ewe and Mina:
Fon (Benin)Adjoua, Abla, Akouvi, Yawa…
Ewe (Togo)Adjowa, Abla, Aku, Yawa…
Mina (Lomé)Adjowa, Abla, Akua, Yawa…
Akan (Ghana)Adwoa, Abena, Akua, Yaa…
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Character
Personalities by day
Adjoua (Mon)Calm, wise, peacemaker
Abla (Tue)Energetic, a leader
Akouvi (Wed)Communicator, creative
Yawa (Thu)Hardworking, organized
Afi (Fri)Charismatic, generous
Ami (Sat)Independent, determined
Akossi (Sun)Spiritual, intuitive
Tip
The day name works as an addition, not a replacement: Akouvi can also be called Akouvi-Marie or Akouvi-Ange.
Seven days, seven kinds of womanhood
The Fon system of female day names honors each girl according to the moment she came into the world.
Nɛ a nɔ nyi ?
“What’s your name?” — lesson 3, chapter 1
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