Afra is a ♀ female name.
Afra is a name of Latin origin. It was a nickname for women from Africa in ancient Rome. Besides, Afra is an Arabic name.
Afra means “African woman” (from Latin “afer” = African/Punic). In Arabic, Afra means “whitish red” or “colored like dust” (from Arabic “‘ufrat” = whitish red/dust-colored or Hebrew “‘afár/עָפָר” = earth/dust).