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Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage English (Rare)
Other Forms FormsVariant spellings (all with the same pronunciation): Aften, Aftin, Aftyn
Meaning & History
Transferred use of the surname Afton. It is also the name of a river in Scotland, and it coincides with the Swedish noun afton meaning "evening".This name enjoyed a brief revival in the early 1980s, thanks to the character of Afton Cooper from the popular American television series Dallas (1978-1991).