Ainslie - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Ainslie \a(i)-ns-lie, ain-slie\, also used as girl's name Ainslie, is a variant of Ainsley (Old English) and Ansley (Old English), and the meaning of Ainslie is "only hermitage wood or clearing; hermitage field".

The baby name Ainslie sounds like Aynslie, Ainslee and Anslie. Other similar baby names are Kinslie, Aynslee, Ainsly, Ainslea and Kinslee.

Ainslie is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#24061 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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