First name origins & meanings:
- German: Deity
- Old German: Diety
First name variations: Ansel, Ancell, Ancelot, Ancel, Ansel, Ancell, Ancelot Last name origin & meaning: English and German: from the Germanic personal name Anselm,
composed of the elements ans- ‘god’ + helma
‘protection’, ‘helmet’. The personal name was taken to France and
England by St Anselm (c.1033–1109), known as the Father of
Scholasticism. He was born in Aosta, Italy, joined the Benedictine
order at Bec in Normandy, France, and in 1093 became archbishop of
Canterbury, England. This name appears in the following lists:
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