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Afiya - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Afiya

[ syll. a-fi-ya, af-iya ] The girl name Afiya is pronounced ahFiyYah KEY. Afiya is of Kiswahili origin and it is used mainly in the Swahili language. The name is of the meaning 'Health'.

Afiya is rarely used as a baby name for girls. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Afiya include Abbee (English), Afia (Twi), Afifa (Arabic), Afua (Ewe and Twi), Avia (Hebrew), Aviva (Hebrew), Avivah (Hebrew), Efua (Fante), Ivee (English), Aba (Fante and Twi), Abba (English), Abbe (English), Abbey (English and Irish), Abbi (English), Abbie (English and Irish), Abby (English and German), Abbye (English), Abha (Indian), Abhaya (Indian), and Abi (Scottish).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Afiya: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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Meaning of Afiya