Ewes names are some of the fascinating names in Ghana with interesting meanings. These Ewe names express peoples emotions, history, situations and events as well as the religoius beliefs of people. Typical Ewe Names And Their Special Meanings.
The Ewe or Evè people live all over Ghana, but the Volta Region is where most of them live. Researchers say that there are also a lot of Ewe people in Togo, Benin, Nigeria, and Cameroon.
Here are more than 50 Ewe names, along with their meanings and where they come from. It’s important to note that some Ewe names can be used for both men and women. In recent times, new Ewe names are evolving and Christianity has led to the attempt to produce English versions of the Ewe names as well.
The Ewes believe in a Supreme Divine, which they call Mawu Sogbolisa, Mawu Kitikata, Mawu Adanuwotor, and so on.
Afefa means “house of peace”
Afeke means “house foundation.”
Afelete — Home in place
Afetsi — Home pillar
Agbe — Life
Agbeko — If only there were life
Agbemabiase — Life can’t question destiny
Agbemafle: You can’t buy life/life is worthless.
Agbenyefia — Life is King
Agbenyega — Life is the best
Agbenyo — Life is good
Agbesi — Life is in your hands
Akorfa means comfort or peace of mind.
Akorfala — Consoler/Comforter
Akpenamawu — Thank God
Akpene means “thank you.”
Amenyo — Human is good
Ametefe — Replacement (a son whose father died before his birth)
Amewu/Amewuga: People are worth more than money.
Asiwome means “in Thy hands.”
Aseye — Praises
Awoe — He (God) will do it
Blewu — Patient/Slow
Bubune — Honor unto Him (God)
Butsorme: Think about the future
Butsormekpor: Think of tomorrow and see what happens.
Dela — Saviour/Redeemer
Deladem: “The Lord has saved me.”
Delali—The Savior is alive
Delanya: The Savior knows.
Delasi means “in the hands of the Saviour”
Desiadenyo — All is good
Dodzi — Fortitude
Dogbeda — Pray
Domenyo — Kindness
Dzidedi or Dzikpordi — Comfort
Dzidudu — Dzidula
Dzidula — Conqueror
Dzidzeme — Peaceful heart
Dzidzor means happiness or joy.
Dzidzorm — Dzidzorm
Dziedzorm — Glad I am
Dzifa means comfort or peace of mind.
Dzigbordi — Patience
Dzordzoe — Righteous/Just
Dzorgbenyui — Good luck
Edem — He (God) has saved/delivered me
Edemi — He (God) has saved/delivered us
Edudzi means “He (God) has won.”
Edotom — God has paid attention to me.
Eotomi: God has heard us.
Edemi — He (God) has saved/delivered us
Edrorlali — Where the judge lives
Edinam — Am lucky
Edinami — We are lucky
Edzordzi — It makes happinness
Edzordzinam — I was happy about it
Edzordzinami — It made us happy
Edzordzinawo — They were happy about it.
Efakor and Efakornam mean, “He (God) has made me feel better.”
Egavakpor means “not sure if will stay”; it was born after babies were lost.
Ehenyuive means “bringer of joy” or “has brought joy.”
Ekplorm means, “He (God) guides me.”
Eleagbe: He (God) is still alive.
Eli: He lives (God)
Elinam: “He lives for me”
Elinami: (God) lives for us.
Elivava means, “He (God) really lives.”
Elikplim means that God is with me.
Elikplimi — He is with us (God).
Elike — Firmly rooted or well-established
Elikem: He (God) has set me up or strengthened me.
Elikemi: He (God) has set us up or strengthened us.
Elemawusi: It’s in God’s hands.
Elolo: God is great.
Etriakor: God is strong.
Elormi — He (God) loves us
Ena — God has given
Enam — God gives me
Enami: God gives us.
Enya: He knows (God)
Enyo — He is good (God)
Enyonam: (About God) He is good for me.
Ese — God listens
Esenam: He (God) has heard what I said.
Esene — He (God) listens
Eselali means, “The Listener (God) lives.”
Eselase (or Eselasi) means that God has heard it.
“Esinu” means “waiting on the Lord” (Him)
Etor — He (God) owns it; He has answered.
Etornam — God has answered me
Etornami: He (God) has spoken to us.
Etorna: (About God) He listens
Eyra — God blesses
Eyram: God has blessed me/I am blessed
Eyrami — God blesses us/We are blessed
Eyrae: God has blessed him or her.
Ewoe means “He (God) did it.”
Ewoenam means, “He (God) did it for me.”
Ewoenami means “He (God) did it for us.”
Fafa — Peace/Calmness
Fafali: There is peace or calm.
Fiavi — Prince/Princess
Foli — First son
There is time, Gameli.
Ganyo — Money is good
Galevo — Money is different
Ganyebusu: “Money is bad.”
Gayra — Bless again
Gayram — Again, bless me
Gayrami — Bless us again
Kafui — Praise Him (God)
Kekeli — Light/Brightness
Kekle — Light/Brightness
Kle — Shine/Brighten
Klenam — Shine for me
Klenami means “Shine on us.”
Kplom — Lead me
Shepherd or Leader: Kplorla
Lebenam – Look after me well.
Lebene — Look after him/her well.
Lorm: Love/Adore me
Lolor — Love
Lorne — Say yes to him or her
Mawuenyega — God is great
Mawufemor — God’s way
Mawuli — God lives
Mawuko means “Except God/Only God.”
Mawunyo — God is good
Mawusi: In the hands of God
Mawuli — God lives
Mawulorm means “God loves me.”
Mawuena: God is the one who gave.
Mawuenam: God gave me.
Mawunya means “God knows” or “God’s word.”
God is with me, or Mawulikplim.
Mawulikplimi means “God is with us.”
Mawuenyega: God is the most important
Mawuse: God listens
Mawulolo — God is great
Mawutor — It’s God’s.
Mawueyram: God gave me what I have.
Mawuworge — God will do it
Mawuwoe — God has done it
Makafui — I will praise Him (God)
Mazinkpi — I’ll be silent
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Final Set of Ewe Names And Their Meanings
Hope — Morkporkpor
Namilkem — Make or strengthen me
Nuna — Gift
Nunana — Gift/Talent
Nunya — Knowledge/Wisdom
Nunyati — Tree of Knowledge or Wisdom
Best/Perfect: Nyuitor
Se — Law, Fate, or Destiny
Sedem — Destiny/Fate has saved/delivered me
Sedemi — Destiny/Fate has saved/delivered us
Sedinam: Destiny or Fate has made me lucky.
Sedotom — Fate or Destiny has heard me
Sedufia — Fate or Destiny is crowned king
Sedudzi — Fate/destiny has won
Sefakor: Fate has given me comfort.
Sefadzi: Fate has brought me comfort.
Seli — Destiny/Fate lives
Selinam — I live by fate or destiny
Sena — Fate or Destiny gives or has given
Senyega — Fate is wonderful
Seyram: Fate has been good to me.
Seyrami: Fate has been good to us.
Selorm: Fate or Destiny loves me
Sesi/Seshi—In the hands of fate or destiny
Sese — Fate or Destiny hears
Senam — Destiny gives me/Destiny gives me
Senya — Destiny Knows
Selasie/Selase: The listener has heard/God has heard
Senyo — Fate or Destiny is good
Sedotom — Fate or Destiny has heard me
Setor – Belongs to fate/Fate has spoken
Suboe—Praise him
Sitso/Sitsofe means “Saved”
Tsodzine – Give Him your heart
Tsoeke — Forgive
Tsoekewo — Forgive Them
Vadem — Come and save me
Vayram: Please bless me.
Vormawu — Fear God
Woedem — You (God) have saved me
Woelorm: You have loved me (God).
Worlasi — In the maker’s hands
Worlawoe — The Lord did it
Xoese — Believe
Faith — Xorse
Xornam — Save me
Yra — Bless
Yram — God bless me
Yrami — Bless us
Yayra means “blessing.”
Yingor — Excel
Wonderful!
All the Ewe names points to God.
That is very true, Frederick but there can also be some stange ones that make you laught your lungd dead. Lol