Ancyra as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ancyra

What is the meaning of the name Ancyra ?

The baby name Ancyra is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ANK-uh-rah,ANK-ih-rah,/ˈæŋkərə/,/ˈæŋkɪrə/.

Ancyra is Greek in Origin.

Ancyra is a rare given name drawn from the classical toponym Ancyra, the ancient Greek and Latin name of today’s Ankara. It stems from Greek ankýra (ἄγκυρα) “anchor,” a word that passed into Latin (ancora) and many European languages; by extension, the name evokes steadiness, safety, and mooring.

As a personal name Ancyra is modern and uncommon, but its historical footprint is deep in Christian and Greco-Roman sources: bishops and martyrs styled “of Ancyra” (e.g., Marcellus, Theodotus) and the early fourth‑century Council of Ancyra cement the place-name in ecclesiastical history. Variants and spellings include Ankyra (direct Greek transliteration) and Ancyre (historic French), with Ankara as the modern Turkish cognate of the place. Because of its nautical meaning and antique aura, Ancyra appeals as a distinctive feminine choice, though it can be treated as unisex in contemporary usage.

⚙ Ancyra is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Ancyra appears only 4 times in total — found in 3 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.