Anka
[ˈæŋ.kə]Meaning
a diminutive of Anna, formed with the suffix -ka
Background Story
Anka is a diminutive of Anna, and in Polish it is a clipping of Anna with the suffix -ka, while in Serbo-Croatian it is formed from Ana with -ka. Behind the Name records it as a diminutive of Anna and lists it as used in Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Basque, Belarusian, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Breton, Catalan and Czech.
Variations
Ana, Anna, Annetje
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