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Appiah

ah-PEE-ah

/ɑːˈpiːɑː/

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Appiah

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Akan/Ghanaian (Ghana/West Africa)
Meaning
Warrior; fighter
Gender
male

Pronunciation tips

An Akan surname used as a given name; Kwame Anthony Appiah (philosopher, 'Cosmopolitanism') bears this name; Joe Appiah was a Ghanaian politician and father of the philosopher; the double 'p' is not doubled in pronunciation

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