Ancel m. Old German Ansila, from Old High German ansi 'a god'.

England

Latin

◑ 1222 ancelini (gen) StPaulDom p. 31

Early Modern English

● 1569 Awnsell OrpingtonKe p. 3

France

Latin

● 1093 Ansello (abl) CartStPC VI; 1135 Ansellus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7; 1147 Ansello (abl) ibid. 18; 1156 Anselli (gen) CartYonne1 CCCLXXXIII, Ansellus (nom) ibid. CCCLXXXIII; 1163 Anselli (gen) clairvaux-12thc 103, Ansellus (nom) ibid. 103; 1261 Ansellum (acc) ArrestReg-volI II, St. Martin; 1268 Ansellus (nom) NDParisII 2-V; 1269 Ansellus (nom) ibid. 2-III; 1273 Anselli (gen) ibid. 2-XLIII

◑ c1170 Ancelini (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXIV; 1231 Anselinus (nom) NDParisII 2-CV; 1260 Anselinus (nom) ArrestReg-volI XXI, Ascension; 1378 Anceleti (gen) hanquetvol1 858

Old French

● 1296 Anciau paris1296 p. 30; 1313 Anseau Paris1313 p. 30

Middle French

● 1392 Anceau MemBret-II col. 598

◑ 1423 Ancelet favier 147

Italy

Latin

● 1278 Ançellus (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLII; 1282 Anzellus (nom) ibid. p. XLVII; 1285 Ançellus (nom) ibid. p. XLIII