[6] Kwabena originated from Koyabeneda and the Lord of Life's Land Day.

[6][2] Males named Kwabena are known to be brave and considered as manly "obarima".

They tend to be very smart, nurturing and achieve a balance between strength and compassion "ogyam"(brave).

[6] Day names in Ghana vary in spelling among the various Akan subgroups.

[2] The variant of the name used for a female child born on Tuesday is Abena.