Meaning: Its source is an Akan expression meaning "Boy born on Saturday."

Languages: This boy's name is used in Twi.

Variant Forms: Kwami and Kwamina

Narrative: Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana, led his people to attain independence from Great Britain on March 6, 1957.

His visions and programs were so far ahead of his generation that many consider him one of the greatest African statesmen.