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Anselm

What does Anselm mean?

Anselm Pronunciation of Anselm as a boys' name is pronounced an-SELM. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Anselm is "God's helmet". Saint Anselm (11th century) was archbishop of Canterbury during William the Conqueror's reign, and a formidable influence on medieval Christian thought. Selma, a variant of the feminine form, is more common. Painter Anselm Kiefer.

STARTS WITH An-

ASSOCIATED WITH helmet (defender), saint, conqueror (king), medieval

Variations

VARIANTS Anse, Ansel, Anselme, Anselmi, Anselmo, Anso, Elmo, Selmo

FEMININE FORM Anselma

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Anselm Madden (A.M.), ..

How popular is Anselm?

Anselm is a rare first name for males but a very popular surname for all people (#44654 out of 150436, Top 30%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Which version is better?

Prominent variation forms of Anselm (NOT RANKED) are Ansel (#1131 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Anselmo, Elmo and Selma. Usage of these forms of Anselm was at its peak a century ago (ADOPTION OF 0.04%) and has become much lower since (ADOPTION 0.01%, DOWN 78%), with the version Elmo becoming less fashionable. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Ansel, Anselmo, Elmo, Selma in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Anselm and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Abdel, Abdell, Abel, Abele, Abell, Abiel, Abiell (see Abiel), Absalom, Abyel, Abyell (see Abiel), Acel, Addem, Adeel, Adiel, Ainsly, Akeem, Aksel, Alem, Amiel, Amyel, Anael, Analu, Ancell, Ange, Angel, Angell, Angelmo, Angelo, Anjel, Anjelo, Anker, Anscom, Ansell, Anslea, Ansley, Anslie, Ansly, Anson, Ansson, Antal, Anteo, Anteus, Antol, Antoly, Anwel, Anwell, Anwil, Anwill, Anyoli, Ariell, Arsen, Arsene, Arseni, Arseno (see Arsenio), Aryell, Asael, Ase, Aseem, Asen, Ashely, Ashly (see Ashley), Asim, Askel, Asser, Aurel, Aureli, Aurelo, Aviel, Avrel, Avyel, Axel, Axell, Azeem, Kenhelm and Kennelm (see Kenelm). These names tend to be more frequently used than Anselm.

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