Afi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Afi

What is the meaning of the name Afi ?

The baby name Afi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AH-fee (IPA: /ˈɑ.fi/).

Afi is Akan in Origin.

Afi is primarily a feminine given name among Ewe- and Mina-speaking communities of Ghana, Togo, and Benin, signifying a girl born on Friday within the long-standing West African day-naming tradition. It parallels Akan Afua/Efua/Afia and pairs with the male Friday name Kofi (also spelled Koffi). The name’s use is documented across coastal West Africa and in diasporic families, where it often marks lineage and birth circumstances.

Beyond West Africa, Afi has independent resonances. In Samoan and Tongan, afi means “fire,” which lends the name a unisex, elemental symbolism. In Icelandic, afi is the common noun “grandfather,” occasionally used affectionately but rarely as a formal given name. Variants and related forms include Afiwa (Ewe diminutive), Afua/Efua/Afia in Akan, and Afiya/Afya in Arabic–Swahili usage. Across cultures, its meanings cluster around Friday birth and, in Polynesian contexts, fire.