At a Glance: Name: Anchoret – Meaning: religious recluse, hermit – Origin: Middle English/Welsh (from 'anchorite') – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: ANG-kuh-ret
Anchoret is a Middle English/Welsh (from 'anchorite') girl's name meaning “religious recluse, hermit”. It appears in our list of 200+ Dazzling Whimsical Girls Names You Definitely Haven’t Heard.
Meaning & Origin of Anchoret
Meaning: Religious recluse, hermit.
Origin: Middle English/Welsh (from 'anchorite').
A common claim: Sometimes glossed as 'anchor, one who is beloved'. Actually: Not from 'anchor' the nautical object, and not related to 'beloved' -- that sense likely comes from confusion with the separately-derived Welsh name Angharad. Anchoret instead derives from 'anchorite'.
How to Pronounce Anchoret
Phonetic: ANG-kuh-ret IPA: /ˈæŋkərɛt/
Popularity of Anchoret
Anchoret 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.
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