Africa - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Africa \a-fri-ca, af-rica\. Place name for the continent. The word also means "pleasant" in Celtic.

Africa has 13 variant forms: Affrica, Affricah, Affrika, Affrikah, Africah, Afrika, Afrikah, Aifric, Aifrica, Aphria, Aphfrica, Apirka and Apirkah.

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