Coffee as a last name

[Rowan McMullin]

Kofi is a Ghanaian day-name.  It is pronounced ko'fi, and it means he was
born on a Friday.  The female counterpart is Afua.

-Rowan

On Dec 4, 2007 6:34 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

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> At 12/4/2007 04:18 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
> >Does anyone know how Kofi Anan pronounces his first name? Just wondering.
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> I have only heard "koh-fee" from broadcasters.  (Please excuse my
> naive phonetics.)
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> Joel
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