About Afia
The name "Afia" is of African origin, specifically from the Akan language spoken in Ghana. It means "born on Friday" or "Friday's child." In Akan culture, each day of the week is associated with a specific name and meaning, and "Afia" is given to girls born on a Friday. The name reflects the importance of the day of the week in Akan tradition and signifies the significance of the individual's birth day.
Most individuals with the name Afia are female.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -5.88% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Afia in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Afia using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.