"Ainsley" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈeɪnzli/ Forms: Ainsleys [plural]
Etymology: Habitational surname for someone from Annesley, Nottinghamshire or Ansley, Warwickshire, both from Old English anne (“alone, solitary”) or ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|anne||alone, solitary}} Old English anne (“alone, solitary”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Ainsley (countable and uncountable, plural Ainsleys)
  1. A surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Ainsley-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -leigh, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names Synonyms (feminine given name): Ansley, Ainslee, Ainslie
    Sense id: en-Ainsley-en-name-2MFQ-55N Categories (other): English unisex given names from surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'feminine given name': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Ainslie [surname], Ansley [surname], Annesley [surname]

Inflected forms

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