Meaning of name Anselm

The name Anselm has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Anselm is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Anselm for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Ansel, of which the name Anselm is a variant.

The name Anselm is very likely a(n) French variant of the name Ansel. See other suggested French boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Ansel.

The following names are baby names related to Anselm and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Anselm: Boys - Algernon, Algie, Audo, Beau, Boyce, Buford, Cade, Calvin, Channing, Chase, Chauncey, Girls - Aimee, Amber, Amiyah, Amya, Antoinette, Belle, Bernadette, Blanche, Carolann, Celine, Chanel, Both genders - Blaise, Chandler, Dabney, Delaney, Desire, Dior

The name Anselm is a variant of Ansel. Other popular variants of the name Ansel are: Ancell, Ansell, Anselm, Anselme, Anselmey, Anselmi, Anselmie, Anselmo, Anselmy

We think the name Anselm should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Anselm to be: An obedient and quiet boy

In one word, you might describe Anselm as a(n) "obedient" person.

See other "obedient" names for boys.