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Definitions for Anselm
ˈæn sɛlmanselm

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Anselm, Saint Anselm, St. Anselmnoun

    an Italian who was a Benedictine monk; was archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109; one of the founders of scholasticism; best known for his proof of the existence of God

Wiktionary

  1. Anselmnoun

    ; quite rare in English.

  2. Etymology: ansuz + helm. Name of an Archbishop of Canterbury, who was a Lombard by birth.

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  1. anselm

    Anselm is a name of German origin, predominantly used for males, which means "God-helmet". It is often associated with Saint Anselm of Canterbury, an Italian prelate, philosopher, and theologian of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109. Anselm is also recognized in the field of philosophy for his ontological arguments for the existence of God.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ANSELM

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Anselm is ranked #45105 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Anselm surname appeared 475 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Anselm.

    76% or 361 total occurrences were White.
    17.4% or 83 total occurrences were Black.
    2.3% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.8% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Anagrams for Anselm »

  1. lemans

  2. Le Mans

  3. mensal

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Anselm in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Anselm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Anselm in a Sentence

  1. Kevin Roberts:

    We've always known that the governor is his own best communicator, whenever possible we try to put him in his own words and let him do his own talking. At Christie's events, audience members are screened by state police before entering, but they're not screened for political ideology. In an ear when many politicians and campaigns select their audiences, a Chris Christie town hall is different. Anyone who hears about the town hall is allowed to show up. Neil Levesque, executive director of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, said town halls are popular because people like getting the chance to ask follow-up questions.

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