Giorginio Wijnaldum used to go by the surname Boateng. His name sounds Brazillian but he was born in the Netherlands however his parents are from Surinam just like Seedorf, Hasselbank, Rikjaard, Gullit, Davids and others. Boateng an Akan name, was Giorginios stepfather. Akan is a an ethnic group found in Ivory Coast and Ghana. The Akan people are estimated to be around 35million. Akan has up to a dozen or even more sub-languages under it. One striking thing about the Akan people is the naming. Names of people usually refer to the days they were born on. For example males who were born on Saturday are called Kwame and females are called Ama. Kofi is a name for males born on Friday and females Afua. Surnames are usually names of close relatives ie Grandparents.
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 22:05:31 +0000
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