Nkrumah

Ninth-born child

GenderBoyOriginAkan (Ghanaian)Say iten-KROO-mahPopularityUncommon
Pronounced en-KROO-mah

About the name Nkrumah

Nkrumah is an Akan name traditionally marking the ninth child in a family, forever tied to Ghana's founding father Kwame Nkrumah. It carries deep historic weight.

Visionary and determined, born to make a lasting impact.

Fun fact

Kwame Nkrumah led Ghana's independence movement and became a symbol of pan-Africanism.

Nicknames for Nkrumah

Nkru

Variations

Nkrumar

Famous people named Nkrumah

  • Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana's first president)

Sibling name ideas

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