The baby name Ancelot is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AN-suh-lot (IPA: /ˈæn.sə.lɒt/); French-like: ahn-seh-LOH (IPA: /ɑ̃.sə.lo/).
Ancelot is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Ancelot is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced AN-suh-lot (IPA: /ˈæn.sə.lɒt/); French-like: ahn-seh-LOH (IPA: /ɑ̃.sə.lo/).
Ancelot is Germanic in Origin.
Ancelot is a medieval French diminutive in -ot with two plausible sources. It most likely continues Anselm (Old High German ans "divine power" + helm "helmet, protection"), yielding "divine protection" or "helmet of the gods." In Old French, however, ancel also meant "servant; page" (from Late Latin ancillus), so Ancelot can read as "little squire," a nuance that occasionally blurred with the Arthurian Lancelot.
Documented in northern France and Anglo-Norman England from the 12th-14th centuries, Ancelot later endured mainly as a French surname (e.g., the dramatist Virginie Ancelot). It appears in records as both a given name and byname. Rare as a given name today, it carries a chivalric, antique French flavor. Variants and cognates: Ancel, Ancelet, Ancelin, Anselot; Ansel, Anselm, Anselme, Anseau; feminine forms Anselma, Anceline; English offshoot Ancil.
Ancelot is far from common. We count 13 recorded uses of it across 4 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL | Boys | 0 | #693 | 8 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
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