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Ainsley

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Type Surname (from location)
Usage Scottish

Meaning & History

From a place name: either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire. The place names themselves derive from Old English anne "alone, solitary" or ansetl "hermitage" and leah "woodland, clearing".

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Family Affair characters, isograms, solitary, structures, trees
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Entry updated January 21, 2022

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