Gods helmet or divine protection
Derived from the Germanic elements 'ans', meaning a god, and 'helm', meaning helmet or protection. It was famously borne by Saint Anselm of Canterbury, a highly influential medieval philosopher and theologian.
Less common today
Anselm isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,758 in 2016.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
11th-century Archbishop and philosopher known as the father of Scholasticism
Renowned German painter and sculptor
19th-century German classicist painter
