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 [ syll. as-han-ti, ash-a-nti ] The girl name Ashanti is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced ah-SHaaNTiy KEY. Ashanti has its origins in the African language and it is used largely in English. Derived literally from the word Ashanti. The first name is taken from the tribal name of a major ethnic people in southern Ghana, who ruled a large empire in the 18th and 19th centuries. The name has often been adopted by Africans to show pride in their ancestry. In recent times, the name has been popularized by the American singer known as Ashanti (1980-). Forms of the name include the English names Asante, Ashanta, Ashante, Ashaunta, Ashuntae, and Shante. Ashanti is somewhat popular as a baby girl name. The name has been growing in popularity since the 2000s. Its usage peaked in 2002 with 0.149% of baby girls being named Ashanti. It was #115 in rank then. In 2008, it ranked at #930 with a usage of 0.014%, and it was the most widely used among all girl names in its family. Ashanti has primarily been a girl name in the last century. Baby names that sound like Ashanti include the English Ashante, the Greek Acantha, the English, German, and Scandinavian Agneta, the German and Scandinavian Agnetha, the Scandinavian Agnita, the English Asante, the English and Hebrew Asenath, the English Ashanta, the English Ashaunta, the English Ashuntae, the Italian Assunta, the Spanish Azeneth, the German and Scandinavian Agnete, and the German Agnethe. A famous person named Ashanti is Ashanti, Singer, born Ashanti Shequoyia Douglas 13 October 1980, Glen Cove, New York. KEY: approx pronunciation for Ashanti: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
