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    Anselm

    AN-selm

    Germanic
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    God's helmet; Divine protection
    Origin
    Germanic
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Anselm does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "God's helmet; Divine protection", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Anselm.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Anselm wears the helmet of salvation — mind guarded, hope protecting, the Spirit's sword in hand, divine armor shielding every thought.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Ephesians 6:17

      "And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God."

    • 1 Thessalonians 5:8

      "But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation."

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