Anselma: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Anselma – Meaning: divine helmet, divine protection – Origin: Germanic (feminine of Anselm) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: an-SEL-muh


Anselma is a Germanic (feminine of Anselm) girl's name meaning “divine helmet, divine protection”. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.

Meaning & Origin of Anselma

Meaning: Divine helmet, divine protection.

Origin: Germanic (feminine of Anselm).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Anselma

Phonetic: an-SEL-muh   IPA: /ænˈsɛlmə/

Popularity of Anselma

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1916–1999.

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