Type Element Usage Anglo-Saxon Meaning & History Old English word meaning "alone, solitary". See All Relations · Show Family TreeRelated Items Given Name DescendantsAinsley, Ansley, Ainslee, Ainslie(English) Ainsley(Scottish)Surname DescendantAinsley(Scots)Place Name DescendantAnnesley(English) Sources & References Bosworth and Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 45 Entry added August 26, 2016