Africa

Female: 3 countries

Origin: French

Etymology tree Latin Āfer Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin -icus Latin āfricus Latin āfrica Latin Āfricabor. Old French Affriquebor. Middle English Affrike English Africa From Middle English Affrike, from Old French Affrique, Affrike, from Latin Āfrica, from Āfrī, singular Āfer (inhabitant of the country of Carthage), in turn either from: * The Punic or Phoenician word 𐤏𐤐𐤓 (ʿpr /⁠ʿafar⁠/, “dust”), which has cognates in other Semitic languages.

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Name Variants & Related

Achey French origin
Acre French origin
Adolphe French origin
Adrien French origin
Adrienne French origin
Aimee French origin
Aimée French origin
Ain French origin

Popularity by Country

Africa

Female Rank #1580

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INSEE Fichier des prénoms ↗

Africa

Female Rank #5581

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ONS England & Wales ↗

Africa

Female Rank #15287

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U.S. Social Security Administration ↗

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