Anselm
m.
Old High German *ans, ans-, ansi- 'god, deity' + Old High German, Old Saxon helm 'helmet'.
The name of a number of early saints, the most well-known being Saint Anselm of Canterbury.
Often confused with Ancel.
- Belgium
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- Latin
- ● 1212x1213 Anselmus (nom) OvdFB 2
- Dutch
- ● 1597x1598 Anselmus BoonenGes p. 361
- Brabant
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- Latin
- ● 1312 Ancelmus (nom) JeanIII p. 5
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1343 Anselmi (gen) Rössler2 183, p. 92;
1349 Anzelmus (nom) chlumecky 32
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1014 Anselmus (nom) HGSav-4.1 p. 2;
1115 Anselmus (nom) CartNDJosaphat VI;
1123 Anselmi (gen) ibid. XII;
1142 Anselmus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 9;
1157 Ansellus (nom) ibid. 32;
1179 Anselmo (abl) ibid. 176,
Anselmus (nom) ibid. 176;
1257 Ansello (abl) ArrestReg-volI XIII, BMV,
Anselmus (nom) ibid. XIII, BMV;
1258 Ansellus (nom) ibid. XXI, Candlemas;
1275 Anselmi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XLIV;
1378 Ancelmo (dat) hanquetvol1 2010,
Anselmi (gen) ibid. 171
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1061 Anselmus (nom) quix-vol1 60;
1122 Anselmi (gen) ibid. 27;
1135 Anselmus (nom) ibid. 64;
1137 Anselmus (nom) ibid. 102;
1197 Anselmus (nom) ibid. 83;
1215 Anselmus (nom) quix-vol2 126;
1216 Ansalmus (nom) hennes-vol1 20,
Anselmus (nom) ibid. 22;
1218 Anshalmus (nom) ibid. 32;
1219 Anselmus (nom) ibid. 39;
1220 Anshelmus (nom) ibid. 44;
1221 Anselmus (nom) ibid. 55;
1245 Anselmus (nom) ibid. 121;
1253 Anselmus (nom) ibid. 147;
1322 Anshalmus (nom) SMM p. 158
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1159 Anselmi (gen) Livi p. 39;
1237 Ansalmus (nom) TirNot1 581;
1299 Anselmi (gen) BBC-Berg p. XLV
- ◑ 1310 Anselminus (nom) MonRav-2 CCCL
- The Netherlands
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- Latin
- ● 1288 Anselmus (nom) GesOIJ-1 p. 296
- Poland
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- Latin
- ● 1228 Anselmus (nom) hennes-vol1 p. 81
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● 1107 Anselmus (nom) ESC XXV
- Spain
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- Spanish
- ● 1576 Anselmo Catalogo-5.2 4009
- Switzerland
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- Latin
- ● 1157 Anselmus (nom) CartHaut 8;
1161 Anselmum (acc) ibid. 9,
Anselmus (nom) ibid. 10;
1166 Anselmus (nom) ibid. 21;
1212 Anselmus (nom) ibid. 31;
1220 Anselmus (nom) ibid. 36;
14thCx1478 Ansermii (gen) Ob-SPVn (66)
- ◑ 14thCx1478 Ansermodus (nom) Ob-SPVn (22)
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Anselm". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Anselm.