Given name

Ainseilm

“god”

Ainseilm is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic, meaning “god.” It is used in Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Ainseilm means “god.”

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Where it comes from

Ainseilm comes from Proto-Germanic.

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How it developed

From Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”).

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Ainseilm’s family of names

In Irish usage, Ainseilm has a conventional equivalent in the English form Anselm.

Walk Ainseilm’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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