Meaning and Origin of: Ancel

Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Deity
  • French : Lancer
  • German : Spear

Boy name variations

Ansel
Ancell
Ancelot
Anselm
Lance
Lancelot
Launcelot

Family name origins & meanings

  • French : status name from Old French ancel ‘servant’. Compare Latin ancilla ‘serving maid’.
  • French : variant spelling of Ansel.
  • Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : patronymic from the eastern Yiddish personal name Antshl.