Ankita is a Sanskrit word meaning "Marked". As with any adjective in the language, it can take on a nominal form. The word is often used as a female name in Asian countries, atypically because of its extended meaning as "one with auspicious signs "engraving".
Notable people named Ankita
edit- Ankita Bhakat (born June 17, 1998), Indian recurve archer.
- Ankita Bhambri (born October 28, 1986), Indian former professional tennis player.
- Ankita Lokhande (born December 19, 1981), Indian actress.
- Ankita Makwana (born May 29, 1987), Swiss-Indian actress, model, producer, speaker and writer.
- Ankita Bhargava Patel (born August 17, 1984), Indian television actress.
- Ankita Raina (born January 11, 1993), Indian professional tennis player.
- Ankita Mayank Sharma (born February 7, 1987), Indian model and television actress.
- Ankita Shorey (born October 3, 1992), Indian model and Femina Miss India International 2011 contest winner.
- Ankita Jhaveri (born May 27), Indian actress.