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Anka - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Anka

[ syll. an-ka, ank-a ] The girl name Anka is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced AENGKah KEY. Anka has its origins in the Old Greek and Hebrew languages. It is used largely in Czech, German, and Polish.

Anka is a form (Czech) of the Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian Agnes.

Anka is also a pet form (German and Polish) of the Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French Anna. Anka is also a pet form (German and Polish) of the English, French, and German Anne.

Anka is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2008, within the family of girl names directly related to Anka, the Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French Anna was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Anka include the Twi Ameng, the English Amice, the name Amoke, the Indian Angee, the English Angi, the English Angie, the English Angy, the English Anice, the Lithuanian Anikke, the Dutch and English Anique, the English and Scottish Anis, the English Anise, the German Anja, the English Anji, the English Anjie, the Indian Anju, the Scottish Annag, the English and Scottish Annice, the Breton Annick, and the French Anniesse.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Anka: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; NG as in "ping (P.IH.NG)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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