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Boy · Old High German / Lombard
Anselm
Say it: AHN-zelm
Meaning
From Germanic ans 'god' and helm 'helmet, protection'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used in medieval England through Saint Anselm.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 265 babies given this name since 1912
- At its height in 1912, about 1 in 71,700 boys
- 10 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Anselme
| Italian | Anselmo |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Anselmo |
| French | Anselme |
| German | Anselm |
Famous bearers
- Saint Anselm of Canterbury, theologian
- Anselm Kiefer, painter
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.