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 [ 3 syll. a-fri-ca, af-r-ica ] The girl name Africa is pronounced AEFRihKah or AEFerKah KEY. Africa is of Celtic and English origin. It is used mainly in English. From Celtic and English roots, its meaning is 'woman from Africa'. From Africa which means 'land of the Afri' ; aphra which means 'dust'. The first name is derived from the continent name, itself of Latin origin from the name of the Afri tribe who dwelled in North Africa, near Carthage. The word Afri is ultimately from the Semitic aphra ('dust'). The name has sometimes been bestowed by African American parents to imply pride in their heritage. In addition, Africa is a variant form of the Irish Afric in the English language. The spelling variants Affrica (English) and Afrika (English) are forms of Africa. See also the related forms, the Scottish Oighrig and the Arabic and English Aphra. Africa is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Africa include the English Affrica, the English Afrika, and the Irish Afric. KEY: Pronunciation for Africa: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
