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Kofi - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Kofi

[ 2 syll. ko-fi, kof-i ] The girl name Kofi is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced KOWFiy †. Kofi has its origins in the African-Akan language and it is used largely in Akan. The name Kofi means 'a child born on Friday'.

Kofi is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Kofi include the Irish and Scottish Keavy, the Swahili Kebibi, the name Keva, the Arabic Kifaya, the English Kivi, the Irish and Scottish Caoimhe, the Hausa Coffee, the Hausa Coffie, the Ewe Kafui, the Hawaiian Kapua, the Arabic Kashiefa, the Irish Keeva, the Indian Kesava, the Turkish Kubra, the Hausa Cof, the German Kassiopeia, and the English Cassiopeia.

 



† English pronunciation for Kofi: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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