What is "afrah"

Afrah is a boy name common with people from Central Somalia regions of Galguduud and Mudug. It is an Islamic name meaning happy. People with this name include:

• Muktar Hussein Afrah, Somali army officer
• Hussein Kulmiye Afrah, Vice president of Somalia (1969–1991)
• Abdullahi Afrah (died 2008), Somali leader in the Union of Islamic Courts
• Mohamed Afrah Qanyare (born c. 1941), former Somali warlord
• Ahmed Afrah Mohamed (born c. 1986), A Forensic Specialist at Maldives Police Service.