Yaw (name)

Gender	Male
Word/name	Akan people
Meaning	born on a Thursday
Region of origin	Empire of Ashanti, Ghana
Related names	Kwadwo (Monday) Kwabena (Tuesday) Kwaku (Wednesday) Yaw (Thursday) (Friday) Kwame (Saturday) Akwasi (Sunday)

Yaw is a masculine given name originating from the Akan people and their day naming system, meaning born on a Thursday.

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