Abena as a given name, it is a girl's

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origin and means born on Tuesday. Day names are a

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practice of the

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. It is actually practised by all Akan (i.e. all the various

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subgroups) people who follow traditional customs. People born on particular days are supposed to exhibit the characteristics or attributes and philosophy, associated with the days. Abena has the appellation Kosia or Nimo, meaning friendliness. Thus,

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named Abena are supposed to be friendly. Another name is also called Abena, in the indian culture. Abena is an Indian (Gujarati) surname; the Gujarati અબેના (Abēnā) possibly came from the

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name أبين (Abyan).

Origin and meaning of Abena

In the Akan culture, day names are known to be derived from deities. Abena is originated from Koyabenada and from the Lord of Life's Land deity of the day Tuesday. Females born on Tuesday tend to be nurturing and achieve a balance between strength and compassion.

Female variants of Abena

Day names in Ghana have varying spellings, because of the various Akan subgroups. Each Akan subgroup has a similar or different spelling for the day name to other Akan subgroups. The spelling Abena is used by the

Akuapem Akuapem may refer to: * Akuapem people, an ethnic group of Ghana * Akuapem dialect, their language * Akuapem Kingdom Akropong is a town in South Ghana and is the capital of the Akuapim North District, a district in the Eastern Region of South ...

, Ashanti,

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, and Fante subgroups.

Male version of Abena

In the Akan culture and other local cultures in Ghana, day names come in pairs for males and females. The variant of the name used for a male child born on

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is Kwabena.

Notable people with surname Abena

* Martin Abena (born 1986), Cameroonian footballer *

Myenty Abena Leo Myenty Janna Abena (born 12 December 1994) is a Surinamese professional footballer for Turkish club Gaziantep. He is frequently called upon for the Suriname national team. Club career He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie fo ...

(born 1994), Surinamese footballer *

Ninon Abena Therese Ninon Abena (born 5 September 1994), known as Ninon Abena, is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Cameroon women's national team. Domestic career Abena played for Cameroon top division team Louves Minproff, befor ...

(born 1994), Cameroonian footballer *

Richard Abena Richard Abena (born 25 May 1960) is a retired Cameroonian football defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scorin ...

(born 1960), Cameroonian footballer

Notable people with given name

Abena Amoah Abena Amoah is one of Ghana's leading female investment bankers and financial advisors. On July 15, 2020, she was appointed as the Deputy Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange. In this position Ms. Amoah is responsible for the operational a ...

, Ghanaian

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and financial advisor *

Abena Appiah Evelyn Abena Akuaba Appiah (born June 2, 1993) is a Ghanaian–American singer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Queen Beauty Universe 2016 and Miss Grand International 2020. She was appointed as Miss Grand USA and became the first Black ...

(born 1993),

-American singer, model, and beauty queen *

Abena Osei Asare Abena Osei-Asare (born 16 January 1979) is a Chartered Accountant, Ghanaian politician and currently a Member of Parliament for Atiwa East (Ghana parliament constituency) in the Eastern Region of Ghana. She served as a Deputy Finance Ministe ...

(born 1979), Ghanaian politician *

Abena Brigidi Abena B. Brigidi (Mrs.) is a Ghanaian investment analyst author and speaker. She is a certified financial analyst and a thoroughly bred banker with over a decade in the financial Industry. She is the founding Partner and the Chief Executive Offic ...

, Ghanaian investment analyst author and speaker * Abena Joan Brown (1928–2015), American businesswoman, theatre producer and arts patron *

Abena Busia Abena Pokua Adompim Busia (born 1953) is a Ghanaian writer, poet, feminist, lecturer and diplomat. She is a daughter of the former prime minister of Ghana, Kofi Abrefa Busia, and is the sister of actress Akosua Busia. Busia is an associate pro ...

(born 1953), Ghanaian writer and poet * Abena Dugan, Ghanaian youth and gender advocate * Abena Malika, Canadian actress, singer and DJ * Abena Durowaa Mensah (born 1977), Ghanaian politician * Abena Oduro (born 1959), Ghanaian economist *

Abena Oppong-Asare Abena Oppong-Asare (born 8 February 1983) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as a Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office since July 2024. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Erith and Thamesmead in t ...

(born 1983), British Labour Party politician * Abena Osei-Poku (born 1971), Ghanaian corporate executive * Abena Rockstar, Ghanaian rapper and songwriter * Abena Takyiwa (born 1958), Ghanaian politician

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