# Ainsley

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| name          = Ainsley
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| pronunciation = /ˈeɪnzli/
| gender        = Unisex (mainly female)
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| origin        = Scotland
| related names = [Ainslie](/source/Ainslie_(name)), Ainsleigh, Ainslee, Aynsley
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'''Ainsley''' (also spelt '''Ainsleigh''') is both a unisex given name and a surname and place name. It is derived from words meaning [hermitage](/source/Hermitage_(religious_retreat)) and [clearing](/source/Glade_(geography)) (Old English "anne" ("alone, solitary") or ānsetl ("hermitage") + lēah ("woodland, clearing")).<ref name="Hanks Hardcastle Hodges 2006">{{cite book |last=Hanks |first=Patrick |authorlink=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |publisher=[Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press) |publication-place=Oxford, England |series=Oxford paperback reference |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |oclc=67869278 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9nd05X_awIgC |page=44 |access-date=20 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/ainsley |title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Ainsley}}</ref>

Notable people with the name include:

== Given name ==

=== Men ===
* [A. C. de Zoysa](/source/A._C._de_Zoysa) (1923–1983), Sri Lankan criminal lawyer
* [Ainsley Battles](/source/Ainsley_Battles) (born 1978), American football player
* [Ainsley Bennett](/source/Ainsley_Bennett) (born 1954), British sprinter
* [Ainsley Hall](/source/Ainsley_Hall) (born 1972), Cayman Islands cricketer
* [Ainsley Harriott](/source/Ainsley_Harriott) (born 1957), English television chef
* [Ainsley Iggo](/source/Ainsley_Iggo) (1924–2012), Scottish neurophysiologist
* [Ainsley Maitland-Niles](/source/Ainsley_Maitland-Niles) (born 1997), English footballer
* [Ainsley Melham](/source/Ainsley_Melham) (born 1991), Australian actor
* [Ainsley Robinson](/source/Ainsley_Robinson), Canadian wrestler
* [Ainsley Waugh](/source/Ainsley_Waugh) (born 1981), Jamaican sprinter

=== Women ===
* [Ainsley Earhardt](/source/Ainsley_Earhardt) (born 1978), American television news anchor
* [Ainsley Gardiner](/source/Ainsley_Gardiner), film producer from New Zealand
* [Ainsley Gotto](/source/Ainsley_Gotto) (1946–2018), Australian businesswoman
* [Ainsley Hamill](/source/Ainsley_Hamill), Scottish singer
* [Ainsley Howard](/source/Ainsley_Howard), English actress

== Surname ==

=== Ainsleigh ===
* [Daniel Ainsleigh](/source/Daniel_Ainsleigh) (born 1976), English actor and acting coach

=== Ainsley ===
* [George Ainsley](/source/George_Ainsley) (1915–1985), English footballer and manager
* [Jack Ainsley](/source/Jack_Ainsley) (born 1990), English footballer
* [Jacqui Ainsley](/source/Jacqui_Ainsley) (born 1981), English model
* [John Mark Ainsley](/source/John_Mark_Ainsley) (born 1963), English opera singer
* [William Ainsley](/source/William_Ainsley) (1898–1976), English coal miner and politician

== See also ==
* [Ainley](/source/Ainley), a surname
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* [Ainsley Canal](/source/Ainsley_Canal), a short canal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
* [Ainsley House](/source/Ainsley_House), a building in Campbell, California, United States
* [Ainslie (disambiguation)](/source/Ainslie_(disambiguation))
* [Ansley](/source/Ansley%2C_Warwickshire), a parish in Warwickshire, England
* [Aynsley China](/source/Aynsley_China), a British manufacturer
* [Aynsley](/source/Aynsley), a given name and surname

== References ==
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Category:English unisex given names
Category:Given names derived from surnames

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