A REPUTATION EARNED. Part of the reason for the misconception about German engineering is that German automakers did, at one time, earn it. When Consumer Reports started its Long-Term Reliability Tests and Initial Quality Index tests way back in 1972, German brands like Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz came out on top.
The term hokku continues to be used in its original sense, as the opening verse of a linked poem.
Kwaku is of the meaning 'born on Wednesday'. Variant forms of Kwaku include the Akposso and Ewe Anku, the Ewe Koku, the name Kwako, the name Kwakoe, the name Kwakou, the name Kwakue, and the African, Fante, and Twi Kweku.