Gender: FemaleRelated Names: Afi Meanings: Born on Friday (eh-FEE-yah—Akan, Ghana). Form of Afya or Afiya: Health (ah-FEE-yah—Swahili, East Africa). Resource References: What’s In a Name? Unaitwaje? A Swahili Book of NamesAfrican NamesProud Heritage: 11,001 Names for Your African-American BabyA World of Baby Names