What does Ainsley mean?

Ainsley means "wood, clearing, meadow"

How do we pronounce Ainsley?

Ainsley \ai-(n)sley, ain-sl-ey\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Ainsley is pronounced EY-NZLiy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Ainsley: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Ainsley?

Ainsley has its origins in the Old English language. It is used largely in English and Scottish. The first name is derived from the surname; the latter was borne by an ancient and powerful family in the Scottish borders. The family name is from the name of an English village, either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire. The former is derived from the elements an ('one, only') and leah ('wood, clearing, meadow'), and the latter from ansetl ('hermitage, solitary') and leah ('wood, clearing, meadow'). Ainsley is the feminine equivalent of the English Ansley pronounciation. Ainsley has 18 forms. Forms of the name consist of short names for Ains, Ainslea meaning of name, name Ainsleah meaning, name Ainslei meaning, name Ainsleigh meaning, baby name Ainsly, Ainslye meaning and origin, baby name Ansleigh, what does the name Ansley mean (used in Scottish too), name Aynslea meaning, meaning of Aynsleah, Aynslee meaning of name, Aynsleigh name, what does the name Aynslie mean, and Aynsly pronounciation. Other English forms consist of the spelling variants name Ainslee origin (used in Scottish too), name Ainslie origin (used in Scottish too), and nicknames for Aynsley. See also the related form, the English, French, German, and Scandinavian Anne meaning and origin. Ainsley is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name has been rising in popularity since the 2000s; prior to that, it was of only very light use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2010, 0.046% of baby girls were named Ainsley. It was #353 in rank then. Out of all girl names in its family, Ainsley was the most popular in 2010. Ainsley was used 86% more than the 2nd most popular name, Anne name variations, in that year.

List of baby names Ainsley:

the English and Scottish Ainslee meaning and origin, the English and Scottish Ainslie name popularity, the name baby name Aynslie, the name Ainslea meaning of name, the name Ainslei pronounciation, the name what does the name Ainsly mean, the name what does the name Ainslye mean, the English baby name Angel, the name Angell name popularity, the English Angelle meaning and origin, the name Aynslea meaning and origin, the name Aynslee pronounciation, the English name Aynsley origin, the name baby name Aynsly, the name name Emslea, the name what does the name Emsleigh mean, the name Emsley name variations, the name Emsli meaning and origin, the name nicknames for Emsly, and the name Engel definition.

The baby name Ainsley fun facts:

The name Ainsley in reverse order is "Yelsnia".

The numerological value of the name Ainsley is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Ainsley?

Ainsley is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.06%
20130.06%
20120.05%
20110.05%
20100.05%
20090.04%
20080.04%
20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames