Anchor (disambiguation)

Anchor stands for:

Anchor , mooring device for ships
Anchor (company)
Anchor (heraldry) , common figure in heraldry
Anchor (component) , component in the partial dental prosthesis
Anchors (building construction) , fasteners for absorbing tensile forces
Anchor (geotechnical engineering) , component for introducing forces into the subsoil
Armature (electrical engineering) , moving part of an electromagnetic device
Anchor (measure of capacity) , an old liquid measure
Anchor (clock) , component of clocks
Anchor (HTML) , jump label within a website
Anchor , symbol of resistance in Poland, see Kotwica
Anchors , rods for connecting concrete deck slabs , see concrete road #concrete ceiling

Anchor heuristic , psychological "mistake of reasoning"

Anchor mast, mooring device for airships

Mountain anchor, anchor removal in mining

Gable anchors , steel bar to anchor the gable

Anker stands for the following companies, products, associations and institutions:

Anker , brand name of pasta products from Loeser & Richter
Anker (Leipzig) , youth center in Leipzig
Anker Rostock , spirits manufacturer
Ankerbrauerei , German brewery
Ankerbrot , Austrian bakery manufacturer
Anchor stone construction kit , children's toys
Anker carpet , German carpet weaving mill
Anker-Versicherung , former name of the Austrian subsidiary of Helvetia Insurance
Anker-Werke , German sewing machine, office machine, bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer
FC Anker Wismar , football club from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Anker Innovations (UK) Ltd., manufacturer of chargers, power banks, loudspeakers and various consumer electronics based in Great Britain and Hong Kong

Anker is the family name of the following people:

Albert Anker (1831–1910), Swiss painter
Alfons Anker (1872–1958), German architect
Bernt Anker (1746–1805), Norwegian timber merchant, shipowner and mine owner
Carsten Anker (1747–1824), Norwegian businessman and politician
Conrad Anker (* 1962), American extreme mountaineer
Daniel Anker (filmmaker) (1964–2014), American filmmaker
Daniel Anker (* 1954), Swiss journalist and author
Elwin von Anker (1835–1915), German major general
Erik Anker (1903-1994), Norwegian sailor
Hanns Anker (1873–1950), German painter, sculptor and graphic artist
Herbert Anker (1908–1987), German architect
Ingrid Anker (* 1946), German social scientist and politician
Johan Anker (1871–1940), Norwegian yacht designer, shipyard owner and sailing enthusiast
Katti Anker Møller (1868–1945), Norwegian women's rights activist
Leopold Anker von Kismarton (1864– ??), Austrian major general
Lida van der Anker-Doedens (1922–2014), Dutch canoeist
Lotte Anker (* 1958), Danish saxophonist and composer
Ludwig Anker (1822–1887), Hungarian insect dealer
Matthias Joseph Anker (1772–1843), Austrian geologist
Nini Roll Anker (1873–1942), Norwegian writer
Peder Anker (1749–1824), Norwegian statesman and landowner
Peter Anker (officer) (1744–1832), Norwegian diplomat and governor
Peter Bernhard Anker (1825–1856), Norwegian painter
Poul Anker (1629–1697), Danish pastor and freedom fighter, see Poul Ancher
Willy Anker (1885–1960), German politician and resistance fighter

Anchor stands for the following geographic objects:

Anker is the first name of the following people:

See also:

Wiktionary: anchor - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations