Apphia

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Girl · Phrygian or Greek

Apphia

Say it: AF-ee-uh

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Meaning

Uncertain. A name of Phrygian or Greek origin with no agreed meaning.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Found very rarely in Puritan records.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

153 babies given this name since 1983
At its height in 2020, about 1 in 84,100 girls
19 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Ancient Greek Early Christian English

The family of the name

Latin	Appia

Famous bearers

Apphia, addressed in Paul's letter to Philemon

Names worth a look

TryphenaGirlGreek Tryphaina, from tryphē 'softness, delicacy'.Biblical · forgotten

TryphosaGirlGreek, from tryphē 'softness, delicacy', like Tryphena.Biblical · forgotten

PersisGirlGreek, 'Persian woman'.Biblical · forgotten

DorcasGirlGreek dorkas, 'gazelle', translating the Aramaic name Tabitha.Biblical · peak 1911 · forgotten

DamarisGirlUncertain. Possibly from Greek damalis 'young cow, heifer', but this is a guess.Biblical · peak 2006

RhodaGirlGreek rhodon, 'rose'.Biblical · peak 1889

AprilGirlFrom the name of the month, Latin Aprilis, of uncertain origin.Modern · peak 1980

ApolloniaGirlGreek, feminine of Apollonios, 'belonging to Apollo'.Early Medieval · forgotten

Where this comes from

The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
Puritan church and town records of England and New England
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.