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The girl's name Ashley \a-sh-

, also used as boy's name Ashley, is pronounced ASH-lin. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "ash meadow". English surname and place name first used as a given name in the 16th century. Also the name of an English saint. Literary: there is a character Ashley Wilkes in Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind". Also given exposure through TV via Ashley Olsen in "Full House". Actress Ashley Judd.

Ashley has 22 variant forms: Ainslaeigh, Ashalee, Ashalei, Ashelei, Asheleigh, Asheley, Ashely, Ashla, Ashlan, Ashlay, Ashle, Ashlea, Ashleah, Ashlee, Ashlei, Ashleigh, Ashlen, Ashli, Ashlie, Ashly, Ashlye and Lee.

For more information, see also related names Ashlynn, Ashton, Chesleigh, Raleigh and Whitley.

Ashley is a very common first name for women (#63 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#725 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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