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Ainsley

/ˈeɪnzli/

Ainsley proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Ainsley (countable and uncountable, plural Ainsleys)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Forms of Ainsley

pluralAinsleys
alternative formAinslie
alternative formAnsley
alternative formAnnesley
alternative formAinslee

Origin of Ainsley

Habitational surname for someone from Annesley, Nottinghamshire or Ansley, Warwickshire, both from Old English anne (“alone, solitary”) or ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”).

Questions about Ainsley

What does Ainsley mean?
Ainsley means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Ainsley?
Ainsley is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ainsley?
Ainsley is pronounced /ˈeɪnzli/.

Words near Ainsley in the dictionary

  1. AINOs
  2. ains
  3. Ainscough
  4. Ainsdale
  5. ainselu
  6. Ainsley
  7. Ainsleys
  8. Ainslie
  9. Ainslies
  10. Ainstable
  11. Ainsworth

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