Afer

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
• Autoritea 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 grammarian and rhetorician
• Publius Aelius Hadrianus Afer, father of the Roman emperor Hadrian
• Publius Terentius Afer (died 159 BC), Roman comic playwright better known as Terence

Scientific names of organisms

All named because the species is native to Africa.

• Cinnyris afer, greater double-collared sunbird
• Euplectes afer, yellow-crowned bishop
• Francolinus afer, red-necked francolin
• Nilaus afer, brubru
• Orycteropus afer, aardvark
• Papyrocranus afer , reticulate knifefish
• Parus afer, southern grey tit, also classified as Melaniparus afer
• Ptilostomus afer, piapiac
• Turtur afer, blue-spotted wood dove
• Afer, a genus of gastropods in the family of true whelks (Buccinidae)