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 [ syll. a-fra, af-ra ] The girl name Afra is pronounced ahFRah KEY. 1: Afra is of Latin origin and it is used mainly in English. The name was first used by Romans as a nickname for a woman from Africa, which was then the area around Carthage. It was later taken to imply people of dark hair and color. 2: Afra's language of origin is Arabic and it is also predominantly used in Arabic. Here, it means 'whitish red, pink'. A variation of the name is the Arabic and English Aphra. 3: Afra is of Hebrew origin. It is used mainly in Arabic, Hebrew, and Italian. Meaning: 'young deer'. Afra is the feminine version of the Italian Afro. Afra is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Afra include the English Abra, the English Abree, the English Abri, the Arabic and English Aphra, the English Aprelle, the English Aubree, the English Aubrey, the English Aubri, the English Aubrie, the English Aubry, the English Avrill, the Arabic Abir, the Hebrew Abira, the English Abre, the English Affery, the English Aubery, the English Aubre, the English Averi, the English Averie, and the English Ivory. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Afra: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
