Anker

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
A sailor or anchor
Popularity
Anker is not a very popular name globally. It ranked as the 6,909th most popular name in the United States in 2020.

cartoon of the name Anker
Cartoon of Anker

Anker Name meanings & History

Danish, Norwegian, German. A sailor or anchor. From the Old Danish name Ankarl, of uncertain meaning, possibly a combination of Old Norse ǫrn "eagle" and karl "man". Anker is a favored name among parents of Danish or Norwegian descent. It is often given to boys born into seafaring families or those with a naval background. The name has also gained some popularity in Germany in recent years.

Zodiac Sign of Anker: Action Aries

Synonyms of Anker:

A: Action,Ambitious,Argumentative,Aggressive,Assertive,Angry

N: Nice,Neurosis,Nitpicking,Nutrition,Nervous,Neat,Nagging

K: Kind,Karate,Kundalini,Karma

E: Environment,Entertain,Expressive,Enlighten,Enliven,Exaggerate

R: Restless,Reason,Rational,Resourceful

Anker is:

  • a Comedic name
  • a Rough name
  • a Urban name

Famous People

There are several notable figures named Anker. Anker Jørgensen was a former prime minister of Denmark, Anker Engelund was a Danish author, and Anker Eli Petersen is a Faroese professor of history.

2.) Anker (Male)

Usage: Danish

Meanings: (Danish) a form of Andrew.

Other Forms: Ankor, Ankur


3.) ANKER (Male)

Usage: Scandinavian

Meanings: Derived from annkarl (harvester), which is composed of the elements ann (harvest) and karl (peasant). Alternatively, some believe it is derived from the elements arn (eagle) and karl (peasant). (AN-KER)


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