78%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage German, English (Rare), Germanic [1] Pronounced Pron. /ˈan.zɛlm/(German) /ˈæn.sɛlm/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from the Old German elements ansi "god" and helm "helmet, protection". This name was brought to England in the late 11th century by Saint Anselm, who was born in northern Italy. He was archbishop of Canterbury and a Doctor of the Church. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsansi + helmVariantAnsehelm(Germanic) Feminine FormsAnselma, Elma(German) Other Languages & CulturesAnselmi, Anssi(Finnish) Anselme(French) Anselmo, Elmo(Italian) Anselmo(Portuguese) Anselmo(Spanish) Anshel(Yiddish) Surname DescendantAnsel(English) User SubmissionAnsèlm People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange serious Name DaysName Days? Austria: February 11Austria: April 21Austria: October 17Sweden: February 4 Categories A Song of Ice and Fire characters, armor, Catholic saints, Chocolatier characters, defence, Doctors of the Universal Church, history, isograms, philosophers, protection, rare English, saints, sculptors, theophoric names, William Faulkner characters Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 128.
