Anca

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Girl · Hebrew, through Romanian

Anca

Say it: AHN-kah

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Meaning

A Romanian diminutive of Ana, from Hebrew Hannah 'grace, favour'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Romanian

The family of the name

English	Anna

Names worth a look

OanaGirlA Romanian short form of Ioana, from Hebrew Yohanan 'God is gracious'.Middle Ages

StancaGirlFeminine counterpart of Stan, a short form of Slavic names in stan- 'to stand, become'.Middle Ages · forgotten

VoicaGirlFeminine name from the Slavic root voi 'war, warrior'.Middle Ages · forgotten

EcaterinaGirlFrom Greek Aikaterine, whose origin is unknown; the link to katharos 'pure' is a later folk etymology.Middle Ages

IoanaGirlFeminine of Ioan (John), from Hebrew Yohanan 'God is gracious'.Middle Ages

ParaskeviGirlGreek paraskeuē, 'preparation', the Greek name for Friday, the day of preparation before the Sabbath.Early Medieval

AnnekeGirlDutch diminutive of Anna, from Hebrew Hannah 'grace, favour'.Renaissance · forgotten

AnikóGirlA Hungarian diminutive of Anna, from Hebrew Hannah 'grace, favour'.Victorian

Where this comes from

Parish baptism registers
National birth statistics of European countries source

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