Type Word
Usage Anglo-Saxon
Meaning & History
Old English word meaning "woodland, clearing".
Related Items
Given Name DescendantsAinsley, Amberly, Ansley, Ashlea, Ashlee, Ashleigh, Ashley, Ashlie, Ashlyn, Ashlynn, Audley, Bentley, Bradley, Dudley, Everly, Hailee, Hailey, Hailie, Haleigh, Haley, Harley, Haylee, Hayleigh, Hayley, Haylie, Kimberlee, Kimberley, Kimberly, Lee, Leigh, Presley, Riley, Rylee, Ryleigh, Ryley, Rylie, Stanley, Wesley, Westley, Ainslee, Ainslie, Headley, Hedley, Kimberleigh, Thorley(English) Ainsley(Scottish)
Surname DescendantsAshley, Audley, Bagley, Bardsley, Beasley, Bentley, Blakeslee, Blakesley, Bradley, Buckley, Dudley, Everly, Hailey, Haley, Hanley, Harley, Hayley, Headley, Hedley, Huxley, Kimberley, Kimberly, Langley, Lee, Leigh, Presley, Pressley, Priestley, Riley, Romilly, Ryley, Stanley, Thorley, Walmsley, Wembley, Wesley, Westley(English) Ainsley(Scots)
Sources & References
- Bosworth and Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 624