68%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & History Short form of Germanic names beginning with the element ansi meaning "god" (Proto-Germanic *ansuz). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootansiOther Languages & CulturesAsse(Frisian) User SubmissionsÂnso, Anso Categories diminutives, isograms, short forms Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 121.