Type Word
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1]
Meaning & History
Old English word meaning "woodland, clearing".
Related Items
Given Name DescendantsAinsley, Amberly, Ansley, Ashlea, Ashlee, Ashleigh, Ashley, Ashlie, Audley, Bentley, Blakely, Bradley, Briley, Brinley, Dudley, Emberly, Everlee, Everleigh, Everly, Hailee, Hailey, Hailie, Haleigh, Haley, Harlee, Harleigh, Harley, Haylee, Hayleigh, Hayley, Haylie, Huxley, Kimberlee, Kimberley, Kimberly, Kingsley, Lee, Leigh, Oaklee, Oakleigh, Oakley, Presley, Riley, Rylee, Ryleigh, Ryley, Rylie, Shirlee, Shirley, Stanley, Tenley, Wesley, Westley, Wiley, Ainslee, Ainslie, Avonlea, Barclay, Hartley, Headley, Hedley, Kimberleigh, Ridley, Ripley, Sherley, Thorley(English) Romilly(English (British)) Ainsley(Scottish)
Surname DescendantsAshley, Audley, Barclay, Bardsley, Beasley, Bentley, Blakeley, Blakely, Blakeslee, Blakesley, Bradley, Brierley, Briley, Brinley, Buckley, Crawley, Crowley, Dudley, Everly, Hailey, Haley, Hanley, Harley, Hartley, Hayley, Headley, Hedley, Huxley, Kimberley, Kimberly, Kingsley, Langley, Lee, Leigh, Morley, Oakley, Presley, Pressley, Priestley, Ridley, Riley, Ripley, Romilly, Ryley, Shirley, Stanley, Tenley, Thorley, Walmsley, Wembley, Wesley, Westley, Wheatley, Wiley, Willey(English) Weasley(Literature) Ainsley, Barclay(Scottish)
Place Name DescendantsAnnesley, Ansley, Ashley, Audley, Bardsley, Beesley, Bentley, Berkeley, Blakesley, Bradley, Brierley, Buckley, Dudley, Hailey, Harley, Huxley, Kimberley, Kingsley, Langley, Priestley, Romiley, Ryley, Shirley, Thornley, Walmersley, Wembley, Westley, Willey(English) Avonlea(Literature)
Sources & References
- Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 624, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.
