Afra, name meaning in Islam
Afra means white with a touch of red, like sand. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.
Girl name · Arabic
عَفْرَاء
Afra
White with a touch of red, like sand
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- Arabic
- عَفْرَاء
- Say it
- af-RAA
- Root
- ع ف ر
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Afra, explained
Afra (عَفْرَاء) is an Arabic name for girls. It means white with a touch of red, like sand.
Meaning and root
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Afra comes from the root ع ف ر, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
Is Afra in the Quran?
No. Afra is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.1
How to say and write Afra
Say it af-RAA. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Afraa. In Arabic it is written with 5 letters, from right to left: ع ʿayn + ف fa + ر ra + ا alif + ء hamza.
Choosing Afra
Afra is a name with a good meaning, which is what the Sunnah asks for. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The most beloved of your names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman",3 and after these, any name with a good meaning is a sound choice. With the father's name it becomes Afra bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Famous people named Afra
- Afra bint Ubayd, whose sons Muadh and Muawwidh fought at Badr
Names like Afra
- Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
- Sahih Muslim 2315.
- Sahih Muslim 2132.
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Questions
Good to know
What does Afra mean in Islam?
Afra (عَفْرَاء) means white with a touch of red, like sand. It is an Arabic name for girls.
Is Afra in the Quran?
No, the name Afra is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Afra a boy or girl name?
Afra is used as a girl's name.
How do you write Afra in Arabic?
Afra is written عَفْرَاء in Arabic, said af-RAA.
Is it Afra or Afraa?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, عَفْرَاء. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.