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Afer (cognomen)
Afer may refer to: * Afer, an individual of the Afri tribe after which the continent of Africa is probably named * Afer, a Roman cognomen in reference to Africa, used by several people listed below; see also list of Roman cognomina * Afer ventus, another name for Lips, the Roman deity of the southwest wind; see Anemoi * The Afep pigeon (''Columba unicincta'') * A song on the 1991 Enya album ''Shepherd Moons'' As an acronym * Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon * American Foundation for Equal Rights * Association Française d'Epargne et de Retraite * Feroviara Romana, the Romanian Railway Authority; see Rail transport in Romania People * Antonius Guilelmus Amo Afer (1703–c.1759), alternate name for Anton Wilhelm Amo, Ghanaian-German academic * Arnobius Afer (died 4th century), also Arnobius the Elder, Roman rhetorician in the province of Africa * Domitius Afer (died 60), Roman orator * Gaius Marius Victorinus Afer (4th century), also Gaius Marius Victorinus, Roman gramma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afri
(singular ) was a Latin name for the inhabitants of Africa, referring in its widest sense to all the lands south of the Mediterranean (Ancient Libya). Latin speakers at first used as an adjective, meaning "of Africa". As a substantive, it denoted a native of ; i.e., an African. Etymology The etymology of the term remains uncertain. It may derive from a Punic term for an indigenous population of the area surrounding Carthage. (See Terence for discussion.) The name is usually connected with Phoenician ''ʿafar'' "dust" (also found in other Semitic languages), but a 1981 hypothesis asserted that it stems from the Berber '' ifri'' (plural ''ifran'') "cave", in reference to cave dwellers.Geo. Babington Michell, "The Berbers" ''Journal of the Royal African Society'', Vol. 2, No. 6 (January 1903), pp. 161-194. (See [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |