Either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire.

Ainsley meaning of name. Originally from an English surname Ainslie. The family name is from the name of an English village either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire. Proper noun Alternative forms.

Ainsley derived from a Scottish surname that comes from a place name either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire. Hermitage in or at the clearing or wood My own meadow. Ainsley An English habitational surname for someone from Annesley Nottinghamshire or Ansley Warwickshire both from Old English anne alone solitary or ānsetl hermitage lēah woodland clearing.

Meaning History From a surname that was from a place name. A Ainsley is a girl who is kind and very sweet at times. From the old English an meaning one.

This name is borne from a scottish surname derived from a place name which means has taken from an Old English element lēah Wood clearing. The meaning of Ainsley is ones own meadow. Sometimes it happens that another name has the same meaning.

From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman. Meanings and history of the name Ainsley means meadow in gaelic From a surname which was from a place name. A insley as a girls name also used less widely as boys name Ainsley is of Old English origin and the meaning of Ainsley is only hermitage wood or clearing.

A Scottish name Ainsley means solitary clearing. Originally a place name. The name Ainsley is primarily a gender-neutral name of English origin that means Person From Annesley Or Ansley England.