At a Glance
- Meaning
- Necessity, compulsion, fate
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- uh-NANG-kee
Ananke is a Greek girl's name meaning “necessity, compulsion, fate”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Ananke
Meaning: Necessity, compulsion, fate.
Origin: Greek.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Ananke
uh-NANG-keeIPA /əˈnæŋki/
Popularity of Ananke
Ananke doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Ananke
Similar Names
Ilona · Amalthea · Thalassa · Dione · Phoebe · Alinta
