Anker

Gender:
Origin: German, Greek
77 famous people named Anker found on Wikipedia.
23 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 10768-th in year 2016
Best ranking: 3564-th in year 1917

Meanings

Anker (cognate Ancher) is a given name of Danish, Faroese and Norwegian origin, sometimes used as a surname.

Also anchor, liquid measure in North Sea and Baltic trade (equivalent to from 9 to a little more than 10 gallons), early 14c., from Dutch, related to German Anker, Swedish ankare, Medieval Latin anceria "keg, vat," which is of unknown origin.

Greek baby name: manly, brave.

Famous People: 77 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Conrad Anker 1962 Mountaineer
2 Anker Jørgensen 1922 Prime Minister of Denmark
3 Albert Anker 1831 Swiss artist
4 Eva-Theresa Jermiin Anker 1997 Danish actress
5 Anker Eli Petersen 1959 Faroese writer and artist
6 Johan Anker 1871 Sailor
7 Helen Anker 1972 British actress
8 Robert Anker 1946 Dutch writer, poet and literary critic
9 Lotte Anker 1958 Danish musician
10 Marianne van den Anker 1970 Dutch politician
11 Deborah Anker American legal scholar
12 Carsten Anker 1747 Norwegian merchant, civil servant and politician
13 Nini Roll Anker 1873 Norwegian novelist/playwright
14 Ed Anker 1978 Dutch politician
15 Bernt Anker 1746 Norwegian merchant and ship-owner
16 Irving Anker 1911 American educator/administrator
17 Daniel Anker 1954 Swiss journalist and writer
18 Anker Boye 1950 Danish mayor
19 Anker Buch 1940 DAnish musician
20 Kristian Anker 1848 Lutheran minister
21 Anker Engelund 1889 Danish civil engineer
22 Øyvind Anker 1904 Norwegian librarian.
23 Christian Anker 1917 Businessperson and yact racer
24 Peter Martin Anker 1801 Norwegian politician
25 Willy Anker 1885
26 Anker Smith 1759 Line engraver
27 Ella Anker 1870 Norwegian journalist
28 Anker Kyster 1864
29 Peter Anker 1927 Norwegian art historian
30 Cees Anker 1952
31 Anker Jacobsen 1911 Danish tennis player
32 Anker Kihle 1917 Norwegian footballer
33 Herman van den Anker 1832 Painter
34 Nils Anker 1836 Norwegian politician
35 Anker Sørensen 1926 Danish film editor and director
36 Anker Heegaard 1845
37 Ferdinand Anker 1876 Norwegian businessperson
38 Johan Peter Andreas Anker 1838 Danish soldier
39 Matthias Joseph Anker 1771 Austrian mineralogist
40 Bernt Theodor Anker 1867 Norwegian priest and writer
41 Anker Hagen 1920 Olympic sport shooter
42 Herman Anker 1839 Educationalist
43 Anker Rogstad 1925 Norwegian writer
44 Christian August Anker 1896 Businessperson
45 Pernille Anker 1947 Norwegian actor and singer
46 Herbert Anker 1908 German architect
47 Ingrid Anker 1946
48 Elwin von Anker 1835
49 Anker Taasti 1929 Danish actor
50 Jess Anker 1753
51 Willem Anker
52 Morten Anker 1780
53 Jacobus Anker 1913 Dutch politician (1913-1998)
54 Erik Anker 1709 Norwegian merchant
55 Anker Christensen
56 Alfons Anker 1872 German architect
57 Per Lykke Anker 1900
58 Anker Meyer Andersen 1910
59 Anker Nordbø 1920 Norwegian politician
60 Carl Johan Anker 1835 Norwegian officer and writer (1835-1903)
61 Anker Folkestad 1914 Norwegian civil servant
62 Kees van den Anker 1931 Dutch politician (1931-1982)
63 Anker Lund 1840 Danish painter
64 Anker Thorsrud 1912
65 Anker Degn Jensen Danish chemist
66 Anker Vilhelm Frederik Bornemann 1763 Danish judge (1763-1854)
67 Erik Olufsen Anker 1644
68 Johan Caspar Herman Wedel Anker 1845
69 Viktor Anker 1998 Danish footballer
70 Peder Anker 1966 Norwegian historian
71 Thom van den Anker 1986 Dutch rower
72 Anker Hansen 1902 Norwegian association football player
73 Anker Andreas Suhm 1721 Danish judge (1721-1788)
74 Stefan D. Anker 1965
75 Anker Schone 1920
76 Gudrun Anker 1875 Norwegian textile artist
77 Peter Bernhard Anker 1825