APHRA  

Gender: F
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "dust"

Aphra would make an interesting choice-- especially since it's the name of the first published female writer in English, the seventeenth century's Aphra Behn.

Variations:
Afra, Affera, Affery

Aphra is being discussed in our message boards:

• September Name Game

Read Nameberry blog posts about Aphra:

• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons
• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part I-Trailblazers