At a Glance
- Meaning
- Ants (referring to the anthills once common around the city)
- Origin
- Akan (Ghanaian place name)
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- uh-KRAH
Accra is an Akan (Ghanaian place name) unisex name meaning “ants (referring to the anthills once common around the city)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Accra
Meaning: Ants (referring to the anthills once common around the city).
Origin: Akan (Ghanaian place name).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Accra
uh-KRAHIPA /əˈkrɑː/
Popularity of Accra
Accra doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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Similar Names
Alexandria · Cairo · Cassia · Dana · Zara · Dakar
