Save Gender Feminine Usage Haitian Creole (Archaic) Pronounced Pron. /a.se.fi/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsAcephie Meaning & History Derived from Haitian Creole ase "enough" and fi "daughter; girl" and therefore meaning "enough girls". Now rare, this name was traditionally given after having many daughters, in hopes that the next child would be a boy.