Anushka
[əˈnuːʃkə]Meaning
diminutive of Anna; also Persian for "grace", "a favour" or "a flower"
Background Story
Anushka, along with Anoushka, Anouska, Anuschka and Annushka, is a diminutive form of the female given name Anna, derived from the Russian diminutive Аннушка. In Persian, Anoushka (انوشکا) also means "grace", "a favour" or "a flower". It occurs as a Hindi and Sinhalese name as well, sometimes popularly reanalysed as having a Sanskrit derivation, though it may simply be influenced by the Russian name.
Variations
Anuska, Anushka
Related Names
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Annushka
Russian diminutive of Anna
Anouska
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A female given name, a latinized feminine form of Alan
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Spanish form of Annabel, also a contraction of Ana Isabel