Type Element Usage Anglo-Saxon Meaning & History Old English word meaning "alone, solitary" [1]. Family Tree·DetailsRelated 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, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html. Entry updated February 4, 2020 ·