Type Word
Usage Anglo-Saxon
Meaning & History
Related Items
Given Name DescendantsAinsley, Amberly, Ansley, Ashlea, Ashlee, Ashleigh, Ashley, Ashlie, Audley, Bentley, Blakely, Bradley, Briley, Brinley, Dudley, Emberly, Everlee, Everleigh, Everly, Hailee, Hailey, Hailie, Haleigh, Haley, Harlee, Harleigh, Harley, Haylee, Hayleigh, Hayley, Haylie, Huxley, Kimberlee, Kimberley, Kimberly, Kingsley, Lee, Leigh, Presley, Riley, Rylee, Ryleigh, Ryley, Rylie, Shirlee, Shirley, Stanley, Wesley, Westley, Wiley, Ainslee, Ainslie, Avonlea, Barclay, Hartley, Headley, Hedley, Kimberleigh, Ripley, Sherley, Thorley(English) Romilly(English (British)) Ainsley(Scottish)
Surname DescendantsAshley, Audley, Bagley, Barclay, Bardsley, Beasley, Bentley, Blakeley, Blakely, Blakeslee, Blakesley, Bradley, Brierley, Briley, Brinley, Buckley, Dudley, Everly, Hailey, Haley, Hanley, Harley, Hartley, Hayley, Headley, Hedley, Huxley, Kimberley, Kimberly, Kingsley, Langley, Lee, Leigh, Presley, Pressley, Priestley, Riley, Ripley, Romilly, Ryley, Shirley, Stanley, Thorley, Walmsley, Wembley, Wesley, Westley, Wheatley, Wiley, Willey(English) Weasley(Literature) Ainsley, Barclay(Scottish)
Place Name DescendantsAnnesley, Ansley, Ashley, Audley, Bagley, Bardsley, Beesley, Bentley, Berkeley, Blakesley, Bradley, Brierley, Buckley, Dudley, Hailey, Harley, Huxley, Kimberley, Kimberley, Kingsley, Langley, Priestley, Romiley, Ryley, Shirley, Thornley, Walmersley, Wembley, Westley, Willey(English) Avonlea(Literature)
Sources & References
- Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 624, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.
Entry updated February 4, 2020