Ainslie

  • [ AYNZ-lee ]
  • English (Rare)
Variant of AINSLEY.

AINSLEY   female & male   Scottish, English (Modern)
From a surname which was 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".
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Ainslee, Ainsley, Ansley
SCOTTISH: Ainsley