Ancil
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning divine, noble; a form of Anselm.
Ancil by the numbers
Ancil was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 35 babies in 1920, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Anselm
Like Ancil, each of these traces back to Anselm: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ancil. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Anceldivine, noble; a form of Anselm5 in the US (2017)
- Anilindigo plant or dye5 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Anselgod's protection; from Anselm147 in the US (2017)
- Akhilwhole; complete; entire43 in the US (2017)
- Anmolpriceless, precious, invaluable5 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Ancil, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Ancil, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Patrickof noble birth; patrician375 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aryanoble; honorable; aryan2,201 in the US (2017)
- Bryanhigh, noble; a form of Brian1,827 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ancil
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