Ga names · Names by order of birth
Dede
Also written Dedei, Deede
Dede is the name for a first daughter. A girl's name.
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What the sources say
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Zimmermann, 1858, page 41
Written Dēde, in today's spelling Deede
The name of the firstborn daughter.
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The first daughter is Dede. Its appellation is Tuma.
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Lists Dede among the names in general use among all the Ga peoples.
Names by order of birth
Sources
- J. Zimmermann, A Grammatical Sketch of the Akra- or Gã-Language, volume 2, the vocabulary. Stuttgart, 1858.
- "Sustaining the Ga tradition with the unique naming pattern", Ghana News Agency, July 2024. It draws on A. A. Amartey's book Omanye Aba.
- A. B. Quartey-Papafio, "The Use of Names among the Gãs or Accra People of the Gold Coast", Journal of the African Society 13, no. 50 (January 1914), pages 167 to 182.