Ankine: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Ankine – Origin: Armenian – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: ahn-KEE-neh


Ankine is an Armenian girl's name. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.

Meaning & Origin of Ankine

Origin: Armenian.

A common claim: Queen Actually: There's no reliable evidence that Ankine means 'queen.' It may be confused with the similar-sounding Armenian word 'angin' (անգին), meaning 'priceless.'

How to Pronounce Ankine

Phonetic: ahn-KEE-neh   IPA: /ɑːnˈkiː.nɛ/

Popularity of Ankine

Ankine 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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