name
Mansa
MAN-sah
ˈmɑnsɑListen
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Syllable breakdown
Mansa
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Ga/Akan (Ghana)
- Meaning
- third-born daughter; the Ga and Akan feminine equivalent of Mensa; in both communities the naming of a third child follows a structured order that expresses the family's understanding of destiny and birth sequence
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Mansah
Pronunciation tips
Stress the first syllable; the 'ah' ending is open and unhurried; do not reduce to one syllable
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