Afua (first name)
Afua or Efua is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
The West African first name Afua means born on Friday in the Akan language .
Variants are Efua and Afia.
Well-known namesake
Afua
- Afua Hirsch (* 1981), British journalist
- Gloria Afua Akuffo (* 1954), Ghanaian lawyer and politician
- Esther Afua Ocloo (1919–2002), Ghanaian entrepreneur, nutritionist and microcredit pioneer
Efua
- Efua Dorkenoo (1949–2014), Ghanaian women's rights activist and activist against genital mutilation of girls and women
- Efua Theodora Sutherland (1924–1996), a Ghanaian-born writer who wrote in English
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Afua. Retrieved May 12, 2019 .