afiya (meaning and origin)

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afiya

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Meaning and origin
afiya is a kiswahili,afican girl name. The meaning of the name is `health`.

What afiya`s say about their name

The best thing about the name afiya:
it is unique and i like it
The worst thing about the name:
i find nothing
If my name wasn`t afiya....:
I woud like the name ayesha
Extra information:
I love my name
The best thing about the name afiya:
the best thing about the name afiya is that it means health and who so ever is good in health has the whole life to live
The worst thing about the name:
nothing
If my name wasn`t afiya....:
then it may be nida
Extra information:
afiya is the best!
The best thing about the name afiya:
its special
The worst thing about the name:
nothing , i love my name
If my name wasn`t afiya....:
i wud be Makeiba
Extra information:
I have an awesome name.
The best thing about the name afiya:
its unique beautiful and it rhymes with mafia
The worst thing about the name:
it rhymes with mafia
If my name wasn`t afiya....:
my name just wouldnt be afiya it would be safia
Extra information:
I LOVE MY NAME CUZ ITS UNIQUE AND NO-ONE HAS MY NAME
The best thing about the name afiya:
The best thing about the name Afiya is that it's a Beautiful and Unique name and the meaning of the name
The worst thing about the name:
When people say my name wrong or spell it wrong
If my name wasn`t afiya....:
i would name my daughter afiya for sure
Extra information:
I am Blessed to have a Beautiful name Afiya
The best thing about the name afiya:
everybody like it
The worst thing about the name:
I dnt like it
If my name wasn`t afiya....:
It would be some other name
Extra information:
nothing else :)
The best thing about the name afiya:
ITS..LOVELY AND CUTE TO CALL UPON!
The worst thing about the name:
SME PPL RUIN D SWEETNESS OF D NAME WID DEIR UGLY ACCENT
If my name wasn`t afiya....:
I WUD REMAIN ..NAMELESS
Extra information:
The best thing about the name afiya:
ITS A WONDERFUL NAME AND PRACTICALLY ITS VERY CUTE,SWEET NAME COZ MY NAME IS TOO AFIYA
The worst thing about the name:
PEOPLE FIND THAT AFIYA COMES FROM A MAFIA CO.
If my name wasn`t afiya....:
I WOULD BE NOT UNIQUE N EASILY IDENTIFIED
Extra information:
The best thing about the name afiya:
It's very unique and it fits me.
The worst thing about the name:
People mispronounce it and mis spell it all the time
If my name wasn`t afiya....:
I'll probaly getanother 'A' name, or some plain name. I won't have stuck out.
Extra information:
I love my name.
The best thing about the name afiya:
afiya means 'health', unique cos it has 'y', compare to 'afia'.
The worst thing about the name:
sometimes people called 'mafia'(something like gangster)
If my name wasn`t afiya....:
damia...but i afraid maybe people will tease her n call 'demon'..
Extra information:
i named my daughter 'afiya maisarah'. such a beautiful name for a beutiful n clever girl..
The best thing about the name afiya:
Not everyone has that name. the name is special.
The worst thing about the name:
That many people mispronounce it all.
If my name wasn`t afiya....:
I would like to hold a special name but is easier to pronounce.
Extra information:
I am a Dutch girl of twelve years old. and I do not usually site's named Afiya where there. So I like that's very muth.
The best thing about the name afiya:
Is that is diffrent I was the only one that had it.
The worst thing about the name:
No one really knew how to pronounce it
If my name wasn`t afiya....:
Now I can't think of another name for me
Extra information:
My mom found it out of an African book which stands for Beautiful
The best thing about the name afiya:
when i hear people saying it u feel good inside
The worst thing about the name:
nothing at all its perfect
If my name wasn`t afiya....:
i would find a way of changing it to afiya
Extra information:
i love my name an would not change it for the world
The best thing about the name afiya:
In Arabic Afiyah means free from all illness. So its a great thing to get this name.
The worst thing about the name:
I don't see any bad things about this name.
If my name wasn`t afiya....:
It would have been Mishal which in ARABIC means torch.
Extra information:
The best thing about the name afiya:
The meaning itself. The kiswahili word is also ARABIC, i don't know which way it has migrated.
The worst thing about the name:
We tend to shorten and call 'afi' which further narrows to APPI , in our local dialect malayalam in india it means baby pooh!
If my name wasn`t afiya....:
I am planning to name my new born girl child Afiya. I think she gets a good name.
Extra information:
Its a unique name sure.
The best thing about the name afiya:
The best thing about having this name is that not many people have my name and if they do its never spelt the same.
The worst thing about the name:
The only thing about my name that is bad is that persons started to either call it wrong or call me AFIRE.
If my name wasn`t afiya....:

Extra information:
The best thing about the name afiya:
Because none of my friends have my name and i can be identified very quickly
The worst thing about the name:
everyone who knows me likes to take out the A and shorten my name to fiya and i hate it because everyone who do it thinks it's spelt fea the spanish version and u no what it means (ugly)and to everyone get it right it's afiya!!!
If my name wasn`t afiya....:
no
Extra information:
some advice for parents who want to call their kids afiya you should do it because it's unique and after all it means the most important thing health.

More `afiya` links
afiya as abbreviation
Actors named afiya
afiya in the encyclopedia

Statistics for afiya

The name afiya doesn`t appear in the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name afiya seems to be unique!