Baby name

RISING BOY · AKAN: BOA + TENG (GREAT)
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Boateng

/boh · ah · TENG/


“Great warrior or powerful”

Ghanaian Akan surname used as given name, meaning "great warrior" or "powerful."

boa · teng

warmrooted

How it ages.

Popular surname in Ghana, increasingly used as given name.

The cultural moment.

Growing contemporary use in Ghana and West African diaspora.