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

• Akan first name

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Afua. Retrieved May 12, 2019 .