Anka is a

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A ( abbreviated ) is a word-form ...

form (and

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

) of the female given name Anna. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Anka Lambreva Anka Vassileva Lambreva ( bg, Анка Василева Ламбрева) (22 February 1895 – 18 February 1976) was a Bulgarian nurse, teacher and adventurer. She became the first Bulgarian woman to fly across the English Channel and circumnavig ...

(1895-1976), Bulgarian nurse, teacher and adventurer *

Princess Anka Obrenović Princess Anka Obrenović (later Anka Konstantinović, sr-Cyrl, Анка Обреновић; 1 April 1821 – 10 June 1868 o.s. was a member of the Serbian royal House of Obrenovic">Obrenović dynasty as the niece of the dynasty's founder Miloš ...

(1821-1868), Serbian princess *

Anka Bakova Ani Stoyanova "Anka" Bakova ( bg, Ани Стоянова "Анка" Бакова; born 22 February 1957 in Perushtitsa) is a Bulgarian former rower who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние ...

(born 1957), Bulgarian former rower *

Anka Čekanová Anna Marie Julie Čekanová, known professionally as Anka Čekanová and Anna Čekanová-Kukulová, (26 February 1905 - 22 July 1965) was a Czechoslovak dancer and choreographer. Early life Anna Marie Julie Čekanová was born on 26 February ...

(1905-1965), Czech dancer *

Anka Georgieva Ani "Anka" Eftimova-Georgieva (Bulgarian: Ани "Анка" Георгиева; born 18 May 1959 in Varna) is a Bulgarian rowing coxswain who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпи ...

(born 1959), Bulgarian former rower * Anka Grupińska (born 1956), Polish dissident, journalist and writer * Anka Khristolova (born 1955), Bulgarian former volleyball player * Anka Krizmanić (1896–1987), Croatian painter and printmaker * Anka Muhlstein (born 1935), French historian and biographer *

Anka Wolbert Anka Wolbert (also Anke Wolbert, born 10 June 1963) is a Dutch musician, singer, songwriter and web developer, best known for her work with Clan of Xymox. Music career Xymox, Clan of Xymox Anka Wolbert co-founded the band Xymox with Ronny Moor ...

(born 1963), Dutch musician, singer and songwriter

Surname

Paul Anka Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known for his signature hit songs including "Diana", " Lonely Boy", " Put Your Head on My Shoulder", and " (You're) Having My Baby". Anka also ...

(born 1941), musician popular mainly in the 1950s and '60s in the United States *

Yushau Anka Alhaji Yushau Mohammed Anka (April 1950 – 12 October 2020) was elected Senator for the Zamfara West constituency of Zamfara State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. ...

(born 1950), Nigerian politician * Andó Anasztázia (Anka) (born 2003), Hungarian musician

Fictional characters

* Arne Anka, a poet/party duck by the cartoonist Charlie Christensen * Anka The Machine-Gunner, a female movie character popular in Russian humor {{Given name, type=both Feminine given names Hypocorisms Slavic given names Russian feminine given names Polish feminine given names Slovene feminine given names Serbian feminine given names ja:アンカ tr:Simurg