Adjei
Adjei, Agyei, Ajai, Aja yi and other variety of spelling is a global common surname among people from Ghana (Ga, Asanti, Bono, Akuapem, Akim, Krachi, etc.) and other African countries, India, other Asian countries, and Europe. It means "Agya" (Fire in the sky-Suns. There are other suns in the sky other than our own. "Yi" has many meaning, but in this instance, it means "This, that, and those." Agya yi This sun or suns, but usually referred to God. The author is a Ghanaian, Asanti, with advanced degrees now based in USA. [1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Daniel Adjei (born 1995), footballer for Hashtag United
- David Adjei (born 1977), Ghanaian footballer
- Eric Adjei (born 1984), Ghanaian footballer
- Francis Adjei, Ghanaian footballer
- Joseph Adjei (born 1995), Ghanaian footballer
- Lawrence Adjei (born 1979), Ghanaian footballer
- Mamé Adjei (born 1991), Ghanaian-American model
- Mavis Adjei, Ghanaian actor
- Natey Adjei (born 1989), Canadian football player
- Richard Adjei (born 1983), German bobsledder
- Sammi Adjei (born 1973), Ghanaian footballer
- Sammy Adjei (born 1980), Ghanaian footballer
- Samuel Adjei (born 1992), Swedish footballer
- Simon Adjei (born 1993), Swedish footballer
See also
[edit]- Ebenezer Ako-Adjei (1916–2002), Ghanaian politician
- Akwasi Osei-Adjei, Ghanaian politician
- Andrews Adjei-Yeboah, Ghanaian politician
- Agyei
- Adji (disambiguation)
- Emmanuel-Collopy Adjei, Ghanaian citizen
References
[edit]- ^ Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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