Updated June 9, 2019

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Deity
  • Old German : Diety

Boy name variations

Ancel

Ancel

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Ansel

Ansel

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Ancell

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Ancelot

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How Popular Is The Name Anselm

Family name origins & meanings

  • English and German : from the Germanic personal name Anselm, composed of the elements ans- ‘god’ + helma ‘protection’, ‘helmet’. The personal name was taken to France and England by St Anselm (c.1033–1109), known as the Father of Scholasticism. He was born in Aosta, Italy, joined the Benedictine order at Bec in Normandy, France, and in 1093 became archbishop of Canterbury, England.