At a Glance
- Meaning
- As a Slavic pet form of Anna: 'grace/favor'; as a Turkish name: the mythological phoenix, from Arabic ʿanqāʾ
- Origin
- Slavic or Turkish/Arabic (two unrelated origins)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- AHN-kah
Anka is a Slavic or Turkish/Arabic (two unrelated origins) girl's name meaning “as a Slavic pet form of Anna: 'grace/favor'; as a Turkish name: the mythological phoenix, from Arabic ʿanqāʾ”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Anka
Meaning: As a Slavic pet form of Anna: 'grace/favor'; as a Turkish name: the mythological phoenix, from Arabic ʿanqāʾ.
Origin: Slavic or Turkish/Arabic (two unrelated origins).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Anka
AHN-kahIPA /ˈɑːŋkə/
Popularity of Anka
Anka 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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Similar Names
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