Afua

Afua (/ˈæfwə/, AF-wə) or Efua (/ˈɛfwə/, EF-wə) is an Akan day name traditionally given to girls born on a Friday; the equivalent male name is Kofi.

Afua (Efua)
Pronunciation
  • /ˈæfwə/, AF-wə
  • /ˈɛfwə/, EF-wə
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameAkan people
MeaningBorn on a Friday
Other names
Related names
  • Adjoa (Monday)
  • Abena (Tuesday)
  • Ekua (Wednesday)
  • Aba (Thursday)
  • Afua or Efua (Friday)
  • Amba or Ama (Saturday)
  • Esi (Sunday)

Given name or day name

  • Afua Adwo Jectey Hesse, Ghanaian pædiatric surgeon and former president of the Medical Women's International Association
  • Afua Cooper (born 1957), Canadian historian and dub poet, born in Jamaica
  • Afua Hirsch (born 1981), British writer, broadcaster, and former barrister, born in Norway
  • Afua Kobi (fl. 1834–1884), asantehemaa of the Ashanti Empire
  • Afua Kuma (1908–1987), Ghanaian oral theologian
  • Afua Osei, American entrepreneur and public speaker, co-founder of She Leads Africa
  • Afua Richardson (born 1980), African–Native American comic book artist
  • Efua Baker (born c. 1967), British singer-songwriter and celebrity fitness expert, born in Ghana
  • Efua Dorkenoo (1949–2014), affectionately known as "Mama Efua", Ghanaian-British campaigner against female genital mutilation
  • Efua Sutherland (1924–1996), Ghanaian playwright, director, dramatist, children's author, poet, educationalist, researcher, child advocate, and cultural activist

See also

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