A male given name, most famously associated with Saint Anselm, an 11th-century theologian and philosopher.
From Germanic roots, possibly from 'ans' (god) and 'helm' (helmet), making it mean 'god's helmet' or 'divine protection,' popular in medieval times.
Saint Anselm invented the 'ontological argument' for God's existence in the 1070s—he tried to prove God must exist just by thinking about what 'God' means, which still blows philosophers' minds today.
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