Given name & surname
Anshelm
“god”
Anshelm is a masculine given name from Old High German, meaning “god.” It is used in German and Old Dutch.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Old High German ans (“god”), from Old High German helm (“helmet”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Anshelm’s family of names
In German usage, Anshelm has a related form in Anselm. In German usage, Anshelm has a related form in Anselm. Anshelm has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Anzelm.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Anshelm
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