The paper discusses the role of metaphor in name construction sea creatures among Akan (Mfantse) people within purview onomasiology. naming has been understudied. This is a step towards filling gap by analyzing plays constructing units for creatures. study qualitative research design. Twelve (12) fishers were purposely sampled, three (3) each from four fishing towns: Anomabo, Apam, Sekondi (Sek...