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Afra

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Afra is a phonetic version of the name Aphra. Aphra comes a Hebrew name meaning “Dust,” or “Doe.”

History:
Aphra, or Afra, became a name used occasionally by 17th century English Puritans and their descendants. It was coined when they misread a Biblical verse Micah 1-10 in the King James Bible (“in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust”). Many Puritan parents took Aphrah to be a personal name, rather than a word meaning “dust.”

Please see Aphra for more information.

Pronunciation: aff-rah.


Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
less than 0.001 % named Afra

Popularity of Afra:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A

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