Kwesi

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Kwesi is a male Ghanaian given name . In Ghana, in an old tradition, newborns are named after the day of the week. Kwesie means something like Sunday. There are corresponding modifications for girls and families with children who were born on the same day of the week.

Well-known namesake

• Albert Kwesi Ocran (1929–2019), Ghanaian politician, military person
• James Kwesi Appiah (* 1959), Ghanaian soccer player and soccer coach
• Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu (* 1958), Togolese politician and Prime Minister
• Kwesi Appiah (* 1990), Ghanaian soccer player
• Kwesi Botchwey (* 20th century), Ghanaian finance minister and university professor
• Kwesi Browne (* 1994), cyclist from Trinidad and Tobago
• Linton Kwesi Johnson (born 1952), British poet and reggae musician
• Paa Kwesi Nduom (* 1953), Ghanaian Minister of State for Public Sector Reform