Ewe Names And Their Meanings: Check out Interesting Volta Names

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