Affra as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Affra

What is the meaning of the name Affra ?

The baby name Affra is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AF-rah (IPA: /ˈæfrə/).

Affra is German, Latin in Origin.

Affra is a rare feminine name, a historic spelling of Afra/Aphra, from Latin Afra “woman of Africa,” derived from Afer, the Roman ethnonym for an African from the Afri people and the province of Africa. The cult of Saint Afra of Augsburg (martyred c. 304) anchored the name in late antique and medieval Europe, especially in German-speaking regions.

In early modern England the form Aphra gained literary visibility through the playwright Aphra Behn, while parish records also show Affra as a parallel spelling; Afra remains standard in German, Dutch, and Italian. Irish and Scottish documents sometimes place Affra alongside the Gaelic name Aifric/Affrica, though the latter is etymologically distinct. Variants and related forms include Afra, Aphra, Affry/Affery (English diminutives), and the rare masculine Afro (Italian). The core meaning centers on geographic origin: “African woman,” “from Africa.”

⚙ Affra is about as rare as a name gets. We count just 26 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 12 countries.