Anselm Forename
Approximately 8,546 people bear this name
Anselm Forename Definition:
A male name. Old German Ansehelm, compound of ansi ‘a god’ and helma 'a helmet’. The name was chiefly used by the Lombards and was brought to England by St Anselm (1033-1109), Archbishop of Canterbury, a Lombard by birth. It was never popular in this country, though it occurs from the 12th C onwards, sometimes spelt Ancelm, through confusion with the common name Ancel; similarly Ansellus of Laon is called Anselmus of Laon.
Read More About This ForenameAnselm Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100% | 1,972 | 1:90,043 | 5,262 |
| Germany | 100% | 1,657 | 1:58,345 | 1,555 |
| DR Congo | 94% | 822 | 1:89,815 | 4,942 |
| United States | 100% | 615 | 1:589,491 | 14,696 |
| Namibia | - | 365 | 1:6,587 | 904 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 344 | 1:153,454 | 7,185 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 286 | 1:72,724 | 6,418 |
| India | 97% | 232 | 1:5,236,543 | 197,153 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 215 | 1:6,332 | 1,053 |
| Malaysia | 99% | 202 | 1:150,742 | 9,444 |
| England | 100% | 174 | 1:319,557 | 7,919 |
| Uganda | 98% | 139 | 1:294,654 | 8,614 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 136 | 1:113,410 | 7,965 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 124 | 1:174,278 | 7,721 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 122 | 1:67,324 | 2,557 |
| Spain | 100% | 121 | 1:384,545 | 5,622 |
| Canada | 100% | 108 | 1:306,790 | 9,785 |
| Austria | 100% | 102 | 1:83,473 | 1,938 |
| Saint Lucia | 96% | 67 | 1:2,654 | 501 |
| Bahrain | - | 59 | 1:22,859 | 3,234 |
| South Africa | 82% | 48 | 1:1,136,097 | 41,500 |
| Philippines | 97% | 42 | 1:2,524,035 | 52,866 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 39 | 1:433,387 | 11,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 96% | 37 | 1:220,333 | 18,590 |
| Grenada | 100% | 31 | 1:3,488 | 631 |
| Belize | 100% | 28 | 1:12,654 | 1,726 |
| Belgium | 100% | 26 | 1:441,925 | 7,537 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 94% | 24 | 1:4,649 | 822 |
| Jamaica | - | 22 | 1:131,056 | 5,047 |
| Sweden | 100% | 21 | 1:469,424 | 12,247 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 19 | 1:967,340 | 27,076 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Singapore | 100% | 17 | 1:369,827 | 10,107 |
| Brazil | 100% | 16 | 1:13,389,760 | 149,801 |
| Benin | 100% | 16 | 1:660,990 | 19,671 |
| Australia | - | 16 | 1:853,601 | 10,910 |
| Kenya | - | 16 | 1:2,894,194 | 21,637 |
| Andorra | - | 16 | 1:5,180 | 437 |
| Qatar | - | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Ireland | 100% | 15 | 1:309,568 | 4,642 |
| Thailand | 100% | 12 | 1:5,838,818 | 101,178 |
| China | - | 11 | 1:124,186,889 | 65,712 |
| Finland | 100% | 11 | 1:498,471 | 5,769 |
| France | 100% | 11 | 1:6,042,758 | 22,831 |
| Rwanda | - | 9 | 1:1,263,493 | 1,939 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Ghana | - | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Guyana | 100% | 8 | 1:95,408 | 7,334 |
| Zambia | - | 8 | 1:1,981,849 | 20,512 |
| Norway | 100% | 8 | 1:641,541 | 10,538 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 8 | 1:24,294,710 | 113,215 |
| Czechia | 100% | 6 | 1:1,776,027 | 4,577 |
| Israel | 90% | 6 | 1:1,400,486 | 16,782 |
| Hong Kong | - | 5 | 1:1,550,545 | 7,446 |
| Togo | - | 4 | 1:1,809,810 | 5,654 |
| Italy | 100% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Scotland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,337,592 | 11,885 |
| Wales | 100% | 4 | 1:773,577 | 8,486 |
| Taiwan | - | 3 | 1:7,923,227 | 99,341 |
| Albania | 80% | 3 | 1:1,015,523 | 26,928 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 3 | 1:36,582 | 3,060 |
| Ivory Coast | 67% | 3 | 1:7,691,978 | 82,363 |
| Liberia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,470,687 | 25,732 |
| Venezuela | - | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | 1:921,573 | 3,058 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 2 | 1:27,430 | 2,159 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Dominica | - | 2 | 1:37,736 | 863 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Indonesia | - | 2 | 1:128,981,834 | 1,206,875 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Congo | 100% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
Anselm (3,975) may also be a surname.
Anselm Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Old German Ansehelm, compound of ansi ‘a god’ and helma 'a helmet’. The name was chiefly used by the Lombards and was brought to England by St Anselm (1033-1109), Archbishop of Canterbury, a Lombard by birth. It was never popular in this country, though it occurs from the 12th C onwards, sometimes spelt Ancelm, through confusion with the common name Ancel; similarly Ansellus of Laon is called Anselmus of Laon. Anselm was revived in the 19th C by the Tractarians.
Anselmus Regesta Regum Anglo-Normannorum 1078-85, Curia Regis Rolls 11891213, Feudal Aids 1284. Ancelmus Feudal Aids 1284, 1303.
From the Teutonic for ‘divine helmet’, it is much more frequently met with on the Continent, impressed with the. courage and constancy shown by that great theologian Archbishop Anselm (1033-1109) in his quarrel (no; that is too strong a word to be applied to any contention into which this mild-natured Saint-to-be was reluctantly drawn) with irascible Rufus and diplomatic Beauclerc. (Yonge.)
A male name derived from the Old German name Anshelm, from hanse-helm, protector of society; from hanse society, and helm.
A Teutonic name, meaning: Divine warrior: God’s protection.
Anselm Forename Popularity
Anselm Demographics
Anselm Religious Adherence
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Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anselme | 92 | 63,634 | / |
| Hanselm | 92 | 25 | / |
| Anshelm | 92 | 18 | / |
| Annselm | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ainselm | 92 | 1 | / |
| Anslm | 91 | 6 | / |
| Hanselme | 86 | 56 | / |
| Aanselme | 86 | 3 | / |
| Eanselme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Anslem | 83 | 6,611 | / |
| Ancelm | 83 | 96 | / |
| Enselm | 83 | 83 | / |
| Anzelm | 83 | 74 | / |
| Amselm | 83 | 38 | / |
| Anslme | 83 | 11 | / |
| Angelm | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ansilm | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ansylm | 83 | 4 | / |
| Anjelm | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ancelme | 77 | 1,050 | / |
| Amselme | 77 | 121 | / |
| Angelme | 77 | 25 | / |
| Ansleme | 77 | 10 | / |
| Hanslem | 77 | 8 | / |
| Annslem | 77 | 3 | / |
| Asnslem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Henselm | 77 | 1 | / |
| Angellm | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ansclem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ansèlme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anzhelm | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anzelme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ensellm | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anclm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hancelme | 71 | 4 | / |
| Andjelme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ancelmme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atenzelm | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aineslem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oansalam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amslem | 67 | 43 | / |
| Enslem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Anclem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anchellme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anzlem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anzilm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Henslem | 62 | 3 | / |
| Hanzilme | 57 | 2 | / |
Anselm Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Anselm in the Russian language | ||
| Ансельм | anselm | - |
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