name
Ankrah
ANG-krah
ˈɑŋkrɑListen
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Syllable breakdown
Ankrah
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Ga (Ghana)
- Meaning
- a Ga family name and given name indicating descent from a distinguished lineage; most widely recognised through Lt. Gen. Joseph Arthur Ankrah, who led Ghana's National Liberation Council from 1966 to 1969; the name conveys strength and ancestral dignity
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Ankra
Pronunciation tips
Two syllables; 'an' has a nasal 'ng' quality leading into the 'k'; stress the first syllable
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