Afua
/əˈfuː.ə/noun
An Akan feminine given name traditionally given to a girl born on Friday.
Did you know?Afua belongs to the Akan day-name tradition of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, in which a person’s birth weekday becomes part of their personal name.
Etymological Timeline
Precolonial period
Akan
Afua
“Feminine day name associated with Friday birth”
18th–19th Century
Twi/Fante
Afua / Efua
“Female personal name used among Akan-speaking peoples”
19th Century
English records
Afua
“Akan female given name recorded by European writers and missionaries”
20th Century
Ghanaian English
Afua
“Personal name used in Ghana and among the Akan diaspora”
Modern English
English
Afua
“A proper name, especially associated with Akan heritage and Friday birth”