Afua
The Akan day name automatically given to a girl born on a Friday.
Meaning and origin
Afua marks a Friday birth within the Akan kradin system, the custom of naming every child for the weekday they arrived on, alongside whatever other name their family gives them.
How to pronounce Afua
| Akan (Ghana) | ah-FOO-ah /aˈfua/ |
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