Anke

Anke is a Low German and Dutch diminutive of Anna, which derives from the Hebrew name Channah, meaning grace or favor. It has long been a familiar everyday form of Anna in northern Germany and the Netherlands, appearing in regional use from the medieval period onward. The name belongs to a broad family of diminutives and short forms including Anneke, Anka, and Annika, all ultimately tracing back to the same Hebrew root.