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Afrah

/AF-rah/Fulani & Somali · a girl’s name

“Joyful happiness and glad celebrations”

In Fulani

How to say it
AF-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Afra“White, fair, or bright; also used with the sense of a fair-complexioned woman.”Fulanifemale→︎

In Somali

How to say it
AF-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon

From the same family

01Afra“Arabic-derived: white or fair; often also understood as radiant/beautiful.”Somalifemale→︎