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Accra as an multiethnic community
How conversant are you with Ga names? I guess most readers would be as surprised as I was to discover that Brimah and Kamoko are not originally Ga names. After reading an article by Gilbert Nii-Okai Addy, a writer and guitarist, about Adedainkpo (old Accra), I joined Accra Archive Fellow Akotowaa Ofori to interview him about Ga history, ethnicity, naming patterns and more. Adedainkpo in Accra is an old Ga community dating back to before the 1800s. Together with James Town, it is the place of origin of many people of the Ga ethnic group, which Gilbert and I belong to.
Ama comes from the Asere quarters of Ga Mashie. Apparently, this family were smiths by trade and had an excellent reputation. They were also the guards of the occupants of the Asere stool. “The family name of this people starts with a man and his wife; with the Ama or Amarh line. Therefore, names like Ama, Amate, Amakai, Amatei, Amalai, Amakwei, Amalei, Boi, Laryea are male names and Amele, Ahine, Amokor, Amateokor, Amakai, Amatekai, Amatso, Amatetso are female names associated with the Ama/ Amarh family name
The Nunu, Nunoo and Anum names can be traced to the Abola akutso of the Ga Mashie settlement, which can, in turn, be traced to the Abora Fantes. The Abora Fantes settled in Ga settlements from Moree, a Fante settlement.[[1]].
The Amu Dako names are of the Otublohum quarter of Ga Mashie. Other related names are Daku (Darko), Ankrah, Dodoo, Nsaki (Sakyi/Sackey), which are borrowed from Twi phrases of the Akwamu origin [6].
Kojo or Kodwo is the name of an Alata quarter stool holder of the Osu settlement. Although the Kojo name is not of a Ga descent, its founder Wetse Kojo was an enslaved person who became a wealthy trader. His hard work and good heart got him the opportunity of becoming an influential chief, and hence the name Kojo/ Kodwo became a Ga family name.
The name Ankrah is traced to the Otublohum family of Otoo street in what was then known as Dutch Accra. Originally this wasn’t a name belonging to the family. Names like Ayi, Ayitey, Okaile and Ayikaile are associated with the family name Ankrah. The Ga ethnic group is divided into settlements which are further divided into quarters which Ga people call akutso (singular) and akutsei (plural) [[2]]. The Ankrah family currently has its seat in the Gbese quarter of the Ga Mashie.Apparently, the name Ankrah comes from Ayi. One story of the origin as cited on Ghanaweb claims that “a member of the family was named wankara; abbreviated to ankra, because “the fellow never bids goodbye or gives notice when leaving” and this is why his “twi-speaking neighbours” tagged him “with the phrase wan kra /ankra” (did not bid farewell) which over time become the adopted name” of that family [[3]].
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