Afua

born on Friday.

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Afya

Swahili female name (also spelled AFIYA) and Kiswahili word meaning "health."Afya Bora means "good health."

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Agbenyaga

Ewe of Ghana name meaning "life is precious."(Could be shortened to NYAGA.)

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Aina

Yoruba of Nigeria female name meaning "difficult birth," such as a child born with umbilical cord around neck.

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Aisha, Ayisha, Asha

These Swahili and Arabic female names mean "woman, life, alive" and refer to the Muslim Prophet Muhammed’s favored wife. See Aisha under the Arabic category for more variants.

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Aja

High Priestess of Mecca.

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Akilah

intelligent one who reasons.

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Akim

According to an Ibibio of Nigeria folktale, Akim was a gorgeous, fat, young woman made of oil who melted in the sun while doing farm labor.

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Akosua

Akan or Ahsanti of Ghana name for females born on Sunday.

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Akpenamawu

Ewe of Ghana name meaning "thanks to God."The Ghanaian short form of this name is AKPENA.

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