Afra - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Afra \a-fra, af-ra\ is of Hebrew and Arabic origin, and its meaning is "young deer; color of earth". The first female professional writer in England was named Aphra Behn (late 17th century).

Afra has 4 variant forms: Affera, Affery, Affra and Aphra.

For more information, see also related names Ophrah and Orpah.

Baby names that sound like Afra are Ofra and Ofira.

Afra is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Afra. Click here to compare Afra with related baby names.