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Анка
“a woman graced with God's favor”
Анка (Anka) is a feminine given name. It is used in Macedonian and Serbo-Croatian.
Bulgarian and Macedonian and Russian and Serbo-CroatianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Anka.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Анка is Anka written in Cyrillic. In Polish use, Anka is a diminutive of Anna. One Latin interpretation is “a woman graced with God's favor.”
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Where it comes from
Анка is Anka written in Cyrillic. Anka is a diminutive of Anna. Anna comes from Latin, and ultimately from Hebrew.
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Анка’s family of names
In Macedonian usage, Анка is a diminutive of Ана. Анка has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Hana. In Macedonian usage, Анка can be written in the Roman alphabet as Anka.
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Nicknames & forms 2
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Spellings & scripts 2
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Across languages 1
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See also 1
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