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Afia - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Afia

[ syll. a-fia, af-ia ] The girl name Afia is pronounced ahFiyah †. Afia has its origins in the African-Akan language and it is used largely in Twi. Afia is a variation of the Ewe and Twi Afua.

Afia is not popular as a baby name for girls. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Afia include the English Abbee, the Arabic Afifa, the Swahili Afiya, the Ewe and Twi Afua, the Hebrew Ahava, the Hebrew Ahuva, the Hebrew Ahuvah, the name Aubine, the Hebrew Avia, the Hebrew Aviva, the Hebrew Avivah, the Fante Efua, the English Ivee, the Fante and Twi Aba, the English Abba, the English Abbe, the English and Irish Abbey, the English Abbi, the English and Irish Abbie, and the English and German Abby.



† approx English pronunciation for Afia: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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