Alternate Name Speller

"Ashanti \a-shan-ti, ash(a)-nti\ as a girl's name is of ghanaian origin. from the name of a powerful african empire (17th to early 20th century). today, names associated with the empire bring to mind power and victory. the name is used as a surname by the akan people of ghana, and also in modern american black families as a link to the african past.

ashanti has 15 variant forms: asante, ashanta, ashantae, ashantay, ashante, ashantee, ashaunta, ashaunte, ashauntee, ashaunti, ashuntae, shantee, shanti, shauntae and shauntee.

for more information, see also the related name shaneika.

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