{{Infobox given name | name = Afua (Efua) | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pronunciation = {{Plainlist}} * {{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|f|w|ə}}, {{Respell|AF|wə}} * {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|f|w|ə}}, {{Respell|EF|wə}} {{Endplainlist}} | gender = Female | meaning = Born on a Friday | origin = Akan people | related names = * Adjoa (Monday) * Abena (Tuesday) * Ekua (Wednesday) * Aba (Thursday) * Afua or Efua (Friday) * Amba or Ama (Saturday) * Esi (Sunday) | footnotes = | wikt = }}
'''Afua''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|f|w|ə}}, {{Respell|AF|wə}}) or '''Efua''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|f|w|ə}}, {{Respell|EF|wə}}) is an Akan day name traditionally given to girls born on a Friday; the equivalent male name is Kofi.
== Given name or day name == * Afua Adwo Jectey Hesse, Ghanaian pædiatric surgeon and former president of the Medical Women's International Association * Afua Bruce, American engineer, data executive, professor, and politician * Afua Cooper (born 1957), Canadian historian and dub poet, born in Jamaica * Afua Hirsch (born 1981), British writer, broadcaster, and former barrister, born in Norway * Afua Kobi (fl. 1834–1884), {{lang|ak|asantehemaa}} of the Ashanti Empire * Afua Kuma (1908–1987), Ghanaian oral theologian * Afua Kyei (born 1982), British financial executive * Afua Osei, American entrepreneur and public speaker, co-founder of She Leads Africa * Afua Richardson (born 1980), African–Native American comic book artist * Efua Asibon, Ghanaian businesswoman * Efua Baker (born {{circa|1967}}), British singer-songwriter and celebrity fitness expert, born in Ghana * Efua Dorkenoo (1949–2014), affectionately known as "Mama Efua", Ghanaian-British campaigner against female genital mutilation * Efua Sutherland (1924–1996), Ghanaian playwright, director, dramatist, children's author, poet, educationalist, researcher, child advocate, and cultural activist * Efua Traoré, Nigerian-German writer
== See also == * Afuʻalo Matoto, Tongan political figure and life peer * ''Afuang: Bounty Hunter'', 1988 Philippine biographical action film * Charles Afuakwah (born 1966), Scottish former rugby union player born in Ghana
{{given name}} Category:Feminine given names Category:Akan given names Category:African feminine given names