Comments for the name Anson

My friends, Cynthia and Andy are thinking about baby names, and came up with an OK-sounding combination of their names - Ancyn, pronounced like Anson. Ancyn becoming the next hip form Anson? I could see it.

Novelist Robert Anson Heinlein (1907-1988) is a famous bearer. The four-time Hugo award winner was among the first authors of bestselling novel-length science fiction in the modern mass-market era.

I like this one for the same reasons I like "Anselm" -- it sounds like "handsome" and makes me think of angels.

There is a town in Texas called Anson.

Strange name. Sounds like 'ants in.'

My grandfather was named Anson. I'm not sure why. He's a good man. I like the sound of the name and was surprised to learn it's not more popular.