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The name Afina is a girl's name of Russian, Romanian, Ukrainian origin meaning "from Athens; bilberry".

A multicultural name with two quite different meanings, Afina is the Russian and Ukrainian form of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, and a Romanian name, derived from <em>afin</em> meaning "bilberry". It may also be associated with the Azerbaijan name for the city of Athens and to the French <em>affiner</em> meaning "purify, refine". 


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The name Afina is currently ranked #8874 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #8874 in 2025. The name is most popular in Florida.

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