Kwadwo

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

Kwadwo is an Ashanti masculine given name originating from the Ashanti people and their day naming system, meaning born on a Monday in Ashanti language. As an Ashanti given name, Kwadwo is sometimes shortened to "Kojo". Kwadwo is also used less frequently as an Ashanti family name or an Ashanti second given name (see Ashanti name).

• Kwadwo Adjei-Darko, Ghanaian politician and former Minister for Mines
• Kwadwo Afari-Gyan (born 1945), Ghanaian political scientist and election administrator
• Kwadwo Ani (born 1966), Ghanaian painter
• Kwadwo Asamoah (born 1988), Ghanaian footballer playing for Juventus
• Kwadwo Baah Wiredu (1952–2008), Ghanaian politician
• Kwadwo Boakye Djan, organiser of the 1979 Ghanaian coup
• Kwadwo Boamah (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer
• Kwadwo Poku (born 1985), Ghanaian footballer playing in Denmark
• Osei Kwadwo, late-16th century Ashanti king
• Yasmin Kwadwo (born 1990), German sprint athlete