Ga names · Names by order of birth
Korkor
Also written Kɔkɔ
Korkor is the name for a second daughter. A girl's name.
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What the sources say
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Zimmermann, 1858, page 289
In today's spelling Kɔkɔ
In his list of birth-order names, the name for a second daughter. He says it is one of the few that are not taken from the Twi numbers.
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The second daughter is Korkor. Its appellation is Ofamota.
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Lists Korkor 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.