Ga names · Names by order of birth
Tettey
Also written Tete, Tetteh
Tettey is the name for a first son. A boy's name.
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What the sources say
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Zimmermann, 1858, page 289
Written Tete
A name for firstborn sons. He adds that a firstborn boy is generally called Tete and a girl Dede.
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Most firstborn boys take the name Tettey. Its appellation (sabla) is Saashi.
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Lists Tette 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.