Message: "Thoughts on Anselm?"

Thoughts on Anselm?

by M.T. (Cyneburga)

9/30/2009, 4:03 PM

What do ya'll think of the boys' name Anselm? I guess a nickname for him could be Ani or something...kind of girly but cute. =)
It's very different and slightly odd to pronounce but it has a special ring to it to me. It seems authorish as well...which I LOVE.
I like the matches Anselm Nathanael, Anselm Nehemiah,& Anselm Thulani.

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This message was edited 9/30/2009, 4:04 PM

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- Pie

10/1/2009, 6:35 AM

The actor John Hurt has a brother who's a cookbook-writing monk - Brother Anselm. So he's the first person I think of. It's quite a handsome name, but I can't get the monkish thing out of my head.

- Arcadia +1

9/30/2009, 10:38 PM

I've actually been liking this name lately, but with no nn. Anselm. It sounds handsome and powerful, though I can see why other people would think it just sounds old :P Oh well.

Anselm Nethaneal sounds like it could really be in a Hawthorn story, so it gets my vote!

- Just Jonquil

10/1/2009, 12:19 AM

I just think of Anselm as very saintly!
Nathaniel is the mn spelling I like.

- Capucine

9/30/2009, 4:28 PM

I like it. A lot. Every time I hear it, I see a very sophisticated, yet zen-ish person in my mind's eye. "Unfortunately", where I live it's a typical friar's name, so whenever I mention it to someone they just think of monks... Oh, well...

I also like the feminine short form Selma.

- New_Chloe

9/30/2009, 4:18 PM

I really like it. there is something so early-renaissance-court-painterly about it. Very scholarly.

I don't think it would need a nickname at all! Maybe Ansel, but then why not just tack that "m" on there too.

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