The family name is from the name of an English village either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire.

Name meaning for ainsley. What does the name Ainsley mean. The place names themselves derive from Old English anne alone solitary or ansetl hermitage and leah woodland clearing. Ainsley 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.

In 1939 General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the UK named Ainsley. In the English origin Ainsley means only hermitage wood or clearing. See the popularity of the girls name Ainsley over time plus its meaning origin common sibling names and more in BabyCenters Baby Names tool.

25 of Ainsley men worked as a General Labourer and 77 of Ainsley women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. For another variant of the name Ainsley across the world see Ainslie. Ainsley is a form of Ansley and is generally pronounced like AYNS lee.

While theoretically unisex this surname name has been edging up the girls names list perhaps originally as an Ashley substitute. The former is derived from the elements an one only and leah meaning wood clearing meadow and the latter from ansetl hermitage solitary and leah meaning wood clearing meadow. Originally a place name.

Ainsley is generally used as a girls name. The meaning of Ainsley is My Own Meadow. From Annesley or Ansley.

Some less common occupations for Americans named Ainsley were General Labourer Heavy Worker and Domestic Duties. But one wrong move can make her want to hurt you. It is more often used as a girl female name.