Given name & surname
Anselme
“one who follows nobility; protection from God”
Anselme is a variant of Ansel. One French interpretation is “one who follows nobility; protection from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Anselme is a variant of Ansel. One French interpretation is “one who follows nobility; protection from God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Anselme is a variant of Ansel. An origin associated with Ansel is French.
Explained through its name family
Anselme’s family of names
In French usage, Anselme has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Anselmo. Anselme has a related form in Ansel. In French usage, Anselme has a conventional equivalent in the English form Anselm.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Anselme has relatives in 7 languages.
6 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Anselme
- Anselme Gaëtan DesmarestFrench zoologist (1784–1838)
- Anselme PayenFrench chemist (1795–1871)
- Anselme BellegarrigueFrench anarchist (1813–1890)
- Anselme MathieuFrench Provençal poet (1828–1895)
- Anselme BatbieFrench politician (1828–1887)
- Jean BoisselFrench architect (1891–1951)
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