Meaning and background
The story behind Afra
Afra has more than one documented history, so a single universal translation would be misleading. In Roman usage it identified a woman from Africa, while the separate Arabic name عفرا has a colour meaning rendered as whitish red. These are distinct routes to the same spelling. For a dog, the compact four-letter form may be the attraction; if the name honours a particular language or family connection, record that connection alongside the spelling rather than letting a colour description stand for every Afra.
- Origin
- A Roman nickname for a woman from Africa; a separate Arabic name has the same Latin spelling. Source · Source 2
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Afra appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
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