Ainsley is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Ainsley one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
Ainsley derived from a Scottish surname, that comes from a place name (either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire).
Ainsley means “solitary clearing” and “one’s own meadow” (from Old English “anne” = alone/solitary or “ansetl” = hermitage + “leah” = meadow/woodland/clearing).
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