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Aphra (F)>

Aphra (female)

Derivative of:Africa (F)
Can be spelt:Afra (F) Aphrah (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

1. English of uncertain origin. It is probably a respelling of a Late Latin name Afra, referring to "a woman from Africa". As such it could be a derivative of the given name Africa [q.v.].

2. Hebrew "dust".