Anse as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Anse

What is the meaning of the name Anse ?

The baby name Anse is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /æns/ (ANS); sometimes /ɑːns/ in some accents.

Anse is English, French in Origin.

Anse is a succinct regional and diminutive form of Ansel/Anselm, names from the Old High German elements ans “god, deity” (cognate with the Norse Æsir) and helm “helmet, protection.” It thus conveys “divine protection” or “protected by the gods.” Brought to England by the Normans through the prestige of Saint Anselm of Canterbury, the root name enjoyed steady medieval use across Europe.

Anse appears in Francophone circles, especially Acadian and Cajun Louisiana, as a clipped everyday form of Anselme; parish records from the 18th–20th centuries show intermittent given-name use. In American literature it surfaces as Anse Bundren in Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying. Variants and related forms include Ansel, Anselm, Anselme (French), Anselmo (Italian/Spanish/Portuguese), and Latin Anselmus; feminine counterparts are Anselma and Anselmine. Nicknames and short forms: Anse, Ans, Sel. Unrelated to French anse “handle; cove.”