Anselmus Forename

71,051st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 8,006 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Anselmus 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.

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Anselmus Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia
100%
7,8911:32,6914,346
Malaysia
94%
 
671:454,47720,428
Papua New Guinea
86%
 
141:582,30843,098
Germany
100%
121:8,056,49029,150
India
100%
51:242,975,5942,326,743
Belgium
100%
41:2,872,51022,632
Brazil
100%
31:71,412,051442,691
Philippines
100%
21:53,004,738452,678
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Namibia
100%
11:2,404,17916,970
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
United States-11:362,536,9771,167,197

Anselmus (172) may also be a surname.

Anselmus 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.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Anselmus Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanselmus9468/
Anselmmus949/
Annselmus944/
Anshelmus941/
Ansellmus941/
Anselmu9319/
Anslmus937/
Ancelmus88166/
Ansilmus8833/
Amselmus8820/
Enselmus8812/
Anselmos889/
Angelmus889/
Anjelmus885/
Anzelmus883/
Anselmau881/
Anslemu802/
Ancelmu801/
Anzelmu801/
Anselmoo752/
Ancelmos751/
Amzelmus751/
Anjilmus751/
Anselmoe751/
Amhslemu631/
Ancilmos631/

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