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This is a list of names in which the meaning contains the keyword friday.
gender
usage
meaning
Afua f Akan
Means "born on Friday" in Akan.
Ɗanjuma m Hausa
From Hausa ɗa "son" and Jumma'a "Friday".
Friday m English (African)
From the English word for the day of the week, which was derived from Old English frigedæg meaning "Frig's day". Daniel Defoe used it for a character in his novel Robinson Crusoe (1719). As a given name, it is most often found in parts of Africa, such as Nigeria and Zambia.
Juma m Arabic, Pashto, Swahili
Means "Friday" or "week" in Arabic.
Jummai f Hausa
From Hausa Jumma'a meaning "Friday" (of Arabic origin).
Kofi m Akan
Means "born on Friday" in Akan.
Mwanajuma f Swahili
Means "child born on Friday" in Swahili.
Paraskeve f Late Greek
Derived from Greek παρασκευή (paraskeue) meaning "preparation" or "Friday" (being the day of preparation). This was the name of a 2nd-century saint who was martyred in Rome.
Petko m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from Bulgarian Петък (Petak) or Macedonian Петок (Petok) meaning "Friday". This is a vernacular form of Paraskeve.