Afua

ah-FOO-ah

Akan

"born on Friday"

Afua Origin and Meaning

The name Afua is a girl's name meaning "born on Friday".

The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system.

Afua (also Efia) is the female name for babies born on a Friday (the male variant is Kofi).

Famous People Named Afua

• Afua Richardson American comics artist
• Afua Cooper Jamaican,Canadian poet
• Efua Atta twin sister of U.N. Secretary,General Kofi Annan
• Efua Baker Ghanaian,British trainer and TV personality
• Efua Theodora Sutherland Ghanaian playwright
• Efua Dorkenoo Ghanaian,British activist