AinsleyScottish 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".
ArmisteadEnglish Means "hermitage", indicating a person who lived near one, from Middle English ermite "hermit" and stede "place".
KlossnerGerman Derived from German Klausner, Middle High German klosenære meaning "hermit".
LemoineFrench Means "the monk" in French. This was typically a nickname or an occupational name for a person who worked in a monastery.
MonkEnglish Nickname or occupational name for a person who worked for monks. This word is derived from Latin monachus, from Greek μοναχός (monachos) meaning "alone".