Given name & surname

N’Guessan

N’Guessan is a masculine given name from Akan. It is used in French.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

N’Guessan comes from Akan.

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How it developed

From Akan Ngesan.

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N’Guessan’s family of names

In French usage, N’Guessan has a conventional equivalent in Nyísàn.

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The ring: across languages.

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