Kofi
Kofi | |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Akan people |
Meaning | born on a Friday |
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Kofi is an Akan day name given name for a male child born on a Friday, originating in Ghana. The name and its variations including Koffi are also common in Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Togo.
Kofi may refer to:
Given name or day name
- Osei Kofi Tutu I (reigned c. 1675 / c. 1680 - c. 1717), one of the co-founders of the Empire of Ashanti
- John Kufuor (born 1938), second President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana (2001-2009)
- Kofi Abrefa Busia (1913-1978), Prime Minister of Ghana
- Kofi Adu (born 1969), Ghanaian comedian and actor
- Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General
- Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta (1912-1978), Ghanaian politician
- Kofi Amoah Prah (born 1974) Ghanaian-born retired German long jumper
- Kofi Burbridge (born 1961), American musician
- Koffi Amponsah, footballer in Ghana
- Kofi Esaw Togolese politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2010 and Minister of Justice since 2013
- Kofi Jantuah, Ghanaian professional boxer
- Kofi Kingston, Ghanaian-American professional wrestler
- Kofi Karikari (c. 1837-1884), ninth Ashanti king (1867–1874)
- Kofi Sarkodie (born 1991), American Major League Soccer player
Surname
Stage or ring name
- Kofi (musician), British lovers rock singer born Carol Simms
- Kofi Kingston, ring name of Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah, a wrestler from Ghana
- Slim Kofi, artist name for Amsterdam based Afrobeats singer.
Other uses
- Kofi (album) an album by jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd
- KOFI, an AM radio station licensed to serve Kalispell, Montana, United States
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