Anker may refer to:
People
*
Anker (name) Anker (cognate Ancher) is a given name of Danish, Faroese and Norwegian origin, sometimes used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:
People with the given name
* Ancher Nelsen (1904–1992), American politician
* Anker Boye (born ...
, people with the given name or surname
*
Anker (noble family)
The Anker family, also spelled ''Ancher'', is a Danish nobility, Danish and Norwegian nobility, Norwegian noble family living in Norway. The name means anchor. Originally from Sweden, the family became a part of the Patriciate of Norway in the 1 ...
Places
*
River Anker
The River Anker flows through Nuneaton, England. It is a major tributary of the River Tame, which it joins in Tamworth. The name derives from the old British for ''winding river''. From source to river mouth at Tamworth is .
Course
The river ...
, in Warwickshire, England
*
Anker Site
The Anker Site (11Ck-21) is located on the Little Calumet River near Chicago, Illinois. It is classified as a late prehistoric site with Upper Mississippian Huber (aka Blue Island) affiliation.
History of archaeological investigations
In 195 ...
, an archaeological site in Illinois, US
Companies and brands
*
Anker (automobile)
The Anker was a German automobile manufactured in Berlin between 1919 and 1920. Cars were built up from war-surplus components of the inline-four engine Wanderer
Wanderer, Wanderers, or The Wanderer may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Fi ...
, manufactured in Germany
*
Anker Innovations (), a Chinese electronics brand producing computer and smartphone peripherals
*
Anker Beer
Anker Beer is a beer brand produced by PT Delta Djakarta Tbk.
Background
Anker is made from fermented sunflower seeds that have gone through a germination process (barley malt) with the addition of hops for flavor and aroma. This beverage bra ...
, an Indonesian brand of pale lager
Measures
*Anker, an archaic unit of volume used in the Netherlands; see
Dutch units of measurement § Volume
*
Anker (unit), a unit of volume used in the US
See also
*
Anchor (disambiguation)
An anchor is a device that attaches to the sea bottom to prevent a boat from drifting.
Anchor may also refer to:
Devices
* Sea anchor, a device to slow the drift of a vessel without use of the seabed
* Earth anchor, a device to support structure ...
*
Ankers
*
*
{{Disambiguation