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ainsley

/ˈeɪnzli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
ains-ley
IPA
/ˈeɪnzli/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

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Usage

Inflected Forms

Ainsleys (plural) Ainslie (alternative) Ansley (alternative) Annesley (alternative) Ainslee (alternative)

Homonyms

ainslie

Questions

How do you pronounce ainsley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeɪnzli/.
What does ainsley mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does ainsley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce ainsley

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