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Ankan
अंकनSay it ON-kon
- Meaning
- Marking, writing; in Bengali, drawing or painting Monier-Williams, p. 7
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- ON-kon
- Spelling in Hindi
- अंकन
- Spelling in English
- Ankan, Ankon
- Spelling in Bengali
- অঙ্কন
- Rashi
- Mesh · first sound अ
Ankan
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Ankan meaning
Ankan (अंकन) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Bengali usage). By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Marking, writing; in Bengali, drawing or painting
Ankan (अंकन, Bengali অঙ্কন) is the Sanskrit noun aṅkana, from aṅka, "a mark". Monier-Williams defines it as the act of marking, stamping, branding or writing. In Bengali the same word has become the everyday term for drawing and painting: the Samsad Bengali–English Dictionary gives drawing, painting and marking, with ankan kara, "to draw or paint". As a name it carries this artistic sense. Ankan is used mainly by Bengali families in West Bengal, Tripura and Bangladesh; the Bangladeshi singer-songwriter Ankan Kumar Roy is a recent bearer.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 7 · entry aṅkana · See the entry · checked 30 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, aṅkana, p. 7 · Samsad Bengali–English Dictionary, aṅkana, p. 9
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First sound अ
Krittika nakshatra, pada 1 · Mesh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Ankan · Ankon