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Dede

First daughter; eldest girl

DEH-deh

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Origin

Akan/Twi

Language

Niger-Congo

Pronunciation

DEH-deh

Gender

female

Cultural Significance

An Akan name traditionally given to the first-born daughter in a family.

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