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Ankita
अंकिताSay it UN-ki-taa
- Meaning
- Marked, branded; numbered, counted Monier-Williams, p. 7
- Say it
- UN-ki-taa
- Written
- अंकिता
- Other spellings
- Ankitaa
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Ankita
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Ankita meaning
Ankita (अंकिता) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Marked, branded; numbered, counted
Ankita (अंकिता) is the feminine of Sanskrit aṅkita, "marked". Monier-Williams glosses aṅkita as "marked, branded" and also "numbered, counted". It belongs with aṅka, a word with a wide range of senses: a hook, the curve of the hip where a child is carried and so the lap, any mark, line or ornament, and a numeral or figure. Indian name lists usually give Ankita as "marked", and some expand it to "one with auspicious marks" or "distinguished"; the dictionary itself simply has "marked". The masculine form, Ankit, is a boys' name in its own right.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 7 · entry aṅkita · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, aṅkita, p. 7 · Monier-Williams, aṅka, p. 7
Fits your syllable
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
Ankita · Ankitaa