Ankita: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Ankita – Meaning: marked, distinguished – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: un-KEE-tuh


Ankita is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning “marked, distinguished”. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.

Meaning & Origin of Ankita

Meaning: Marked, distinguished.

Origin: Sanskrit.

A common claim: Marked with auspicious signs Actually: The 'auspicious' part is an embellishment; the underlying Sanskrit root simply means 'marked/signed', with no inherent auspiciousness attached.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Ankita

Phonetic: un-KEE-tuh   IPA: /ʌnˈkiː.tə/

Popularity of Ankita

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1986–2019.

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