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Afiya

/ah-FEE-yah/Swahili · a girl’s name

“Arabic-derived: health, well-being, and protection”

How to say it
ah-FEE-yah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

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