Addo: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Addo – Origin: Germanic; also a common Akan/Ghanaian surname – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: AD-oh


Addo is a Germanic; also a common Akan/Ghanaian surname boy's name. It appears in our list of 200+ Unique Boy Names That Start With A.

Meaning & Origin of Addo

Origin: Germanic; also a common Akan/Ghanaian surname.

A common claim: Addo means 'king of the road' Actually: There's no reliable evidence that Addo means 'king of the road' — the only sourced etymology ties it to a Germanic root for 'father.'

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Addo

Phonetic: AD-oh   IPA: /ˈædoʊ/

Popularity of Addo

Addo 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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