Afon
A boys’ name of Welsh origin, meaning river.
Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4275
4 babies
Afon by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Afon.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Afon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Aronhigh mountain, exalted; variant of Aaron77 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amonhidden, concealed; Egyptian god of the sun61 in the US (2017)
- Adonlord; master38 in the US (2017)
- Alonoak tree24 in the US (2017)
- Avonriver in southwest England; place name17 in the US (2017)
- Aeonage; an immeasurably long period of time10 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Afon
Names that are said the same way as Afon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a river
Like Afon, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
- Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
- Trentonsettlement of the trent river673 in the US (2017)
- Monroemouth of the Roe river; a surname as given name559 in the US (2017)
- Zairethe river; from Congo River name349 in the US (2017)
- Clydefrom the river Clyde344 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Afon
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