Afia
A Quranic Name for Girls
Afia is variant of Aafiya and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Afia or Aafiya, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Aafiya.
Full Meaning of Afia
Afia is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means “health”, “freedom from illness”. It is derived from the AIN-F-A (to forgive, to cure) which is used in many places in the Quran.
Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the foolish (i.e. don’t punish them). (Quran 7:199)
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Reader Comments:
on Thursday 15th of August 2019 10:38:29 AM
My name is afia and I think it actually means away from all problems and aafiya means good health I’m not 100% sure though
on Monday 14th of June 2021 07:01:24 PM
yh so basically my name is afia innit n idk y im on this website but yh and idk if my name is islamic or not so i wanna know
all ano is that my name means away from all problems & illness and i dont need to see my name s[elt as aafiya bcoz my name is afia! understand…u better understand!!!!!!!!!!!!! GORRIT kids?
on Sunday 23rd of October 2022 08:42:15 PM
I too am Aafiya and I’m anything but healthy. So … Yeah
I used to spell it Afia back in the day.
on Saturday 11th of May 2024 02:29:09 AM
My name is Afia but I am not muslim. My parents named me Afia because it is part of an Akan naming system that stems from Ghana, West Africa. In the Akan language, it means, born on a Friday.