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Anselma

What does Anselma mean?

Anselma Pronunciation of Anselma as a girls' name is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Anselma is "helmet of God". Feminine of Anselm.

STARTS/ENDS WITH An-, -ma

ASSOCIATED WITH helmet (defender)

Variations

VARIANTS Selma, Zelma

SEE ALSO Elma

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Anselma Demi (A.D.), ..

How popular is Anselma?

Anselma is a rare given name for women. Anselma is an equivalently rare last name too for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Which version is better?

Elma, Selma and Zelma are the popular alternative forms of Anselma (OUTSIDE TOP 2000). Adoption of these relations of Anselma was widespread among parents during 1900-1909 (USAGE OF 0.21%), but now, versions such as Selma have become somewhat dated. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Elma, Selma, Zelma in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Selma outside U.S.

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Adelma, Anakela, Anela, Angel, Angela, Angele, Angelea, Angelee, Angelena, Angeles, Angeleta, Angeli, Angelia, Angelica, Angelika, Angelina, Angelita, Angell, Angella, Angelle, Angelyn, Angila, Angla, Anglea, Aniela, Anjel, Anjela, Anjelica, Anjelika, Anngela, Annjela, Annslea, Anslea, Ansley, Anslie and Asela. These names tend to be more commonly used than Anselma.

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