Yaw (name)
Yaw is a masculine given name originating from the Akan people and their day naming system, meaning born on a Thursday.
- Yaw Antwi (born 1985), Ghanaian footballer playing in Serbia
- Yaw Amankwah Mireku (born 1979), Ghanaian footballer
- Yaw Asante (born 1991), Ghanaian footballer playing in Italy
- Yaw Berko (born 1980), Ghanaian footballer playing in Tanzania
- Yaw Danso (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer playing in Puerto Rico
- Yaw Fosu-Amoah (born 1981), South African long jumper
- Yaw Frimpong (born 1986), Ghanaian footballer playing in Congo
- Yaw Ihle Amankwah (born 1988), Ghanaian footballer playing in Norway
- Yaw Osafo-Marfo, (born 1942) Ghanaian politician and former minister for Education and Finance
- Yaw Preko (born 1974), Ghanaian former international footballer
- George Yaw Boakye (1937–1979), Ghanaian airman and politician
- Eugene Yaw (born 1943), American politician
- Joachim Yaw (born 1973), Ghanaian former international footballer and Olympic medalist
- Lawrence Henry Yaw Ofosu-Appiah (1920–1990), Ghanaian academic and director of the Encyclopedia Africana
- Nana Yaw Konadu Yeboah (born 1964), Ghanaian boxer and former world champion
- Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade, Ghanaian former supreme court judge
- Paul Yaw Addo (born 1990), Ghanaian footballer playing in Norway
- Samuel Yaw Adusei, Ghanaian politician
- William Yaw Obeng (born 1983), Ghanaian former American football offensive lineman
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Akan people |
| Meaning | born on a Thursday |
| Region of origin | Empire of Ashanti, Ghana |
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| Related names | |
See also
- Rao (Chinese surname), sometimes transliterated as Yaw
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