Ankitaa as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ankitaa

What is the meaning of the name Ankitaa ?

The baby name Ankitaa is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ahn-kee-taa (IPA: /ənˈkiːtɑː/).

Ankitaa is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.

Ankitaa is a feminine given name of Sanskrit origin, from Aṅkitā/अंकिता, the feminine past participle meaning “marked, inscribed, adorned,” and by extension “distinguished” or “favored (often by a deity).” The base aṅka denotes a mark or emblem and also a curve/lap, which allows poetic readings such as “one held close” in addition to the primary sense of “one bearing auspicious marks.”

The name has long existed as a descriptive term in classical Sanskrit but has flourished as a personal name across India since the late 20th century, used by speakers of Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Odia, and South Indian languages, as well as in the diaspora. Ankita is the most common spelling; Ankitha reflects South Indian phonology; Aṅkitā is the scholarly IAST form; Ankitaa, the form here, is a modern transliteration highlighting the long final ā. Related masculine: Ankit. Nicknames include Anki and Ankku.

⚙ Ankitaa is seldom given. We count 7 recorded uses of it across 2 countries.