Anzelma as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Anzelma

What is the meaning of the name Anzelma ?

The baby name Anzelma is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ænˈzɛlmə/ (an-ZEL-ma).

Anzelma is Germanic in Origin.

Anzelma is the feminine form of Anselm, shaped through Central and Eastern European spelling conventions (notably Polish and Baltic). The underlying name stems from Old High German elements ans “divine power, god” (from Proto-Germanic *ansuz) and helm “helmet, protection,” yielding the sense “divinely protected” or “helmet of the gods.” The cult of Saint Anselm of Canterbury (11th century) carried the name across medieval Europe; feminine adaptations like Anselma/Anzelma appear in Catholic parish registers from the 17th–19th centuries in Poland, Prussia, and Lithuania, with sporadic modern use.

Variants and related forms include Anselma (German, Italian, Spanish), Anzelm (Polish masculine), Anselme (French masculine), Anselmo (Italian/Spanish masculine), and Lithuanian Anzelmas (masculine). Short forms Selma and Zelma are attested in Germanic and Scandinavian contexts, sometimes used independently. Anzelma offers a rare, historically grounded choice that balances strength with an old-world lilt.

⚙ Anzelma is extremely rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 11 recorded uses, across 5 countries.