# Ainsley

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈeɪnzli/ · frequency rank #57,848

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English.
2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
Habitational surname for someone from Annesley, Nottinghamshire or Ansley, Warwickshire, both from Old English anne (“alone, solitary”) or ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ainsley