Oral tradition states that they migrated from the north, they went through Egypt and settled in Nubia (Sudan). Around 500 AD, due to the pressure exerted on Nubia by Axumite kingdom of Ethiopia, Nubia was shattered, and the Akan people moved to the west and established small trading kingdoms
The Akan people of Ghana, Côte d‘Ivoire and Togo frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. These “day names“ have further meanings concerning the soul and character of the person.