Anselm
God's protection.
Germanic, Western Europe
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Anselm
“God's protection.”
AN-selm
Germanic, Western Europe origin
6 letters
2 syllables
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Anselm is a Germanic name from 'ans' (god) and 'helm' (helmet/protection). Saint Anselm of Canterbury was a highly influential philosopher and theologian of the 11th century, known as the father of scholasticism.
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