What Does the Name Aphra Mean
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Aphra Name Meaning
VariousMeaning uncertain; possibly a variant of AFRA (1), or possibly a variant of Aphrah, a biblical place name meaning "dust". This name was born by the English writer Aphra Behn (1640-1689).
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