# Tinsley

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #55,809

## Definitions
1. A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3990).
2. An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.
4. A female given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
From the unattested Old English personal name *Tynni + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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