Anki: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Origin
Swedish (nickname, likely short for a compound Ann- name)
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
AHN-kee

Anki is a Swedish (nickname, likely short for a compound Ann- name) girl's name. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.

Meaning & Origin of Anki

Origin: Swedish (nickname, likely short for a compound Ann- name).

A common claim: Grace Actually: Anki is often assumed to simply mean 'grace' like Anna, but its exact source name is uncertain, so that meaning can't be reliably confirmed.

How to Pronounce Anki

AHN-keeIPA /ˈɑːŋ.ki/

Popularity of Anki

Anki 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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