Meaning: Its source is ansetl leah, an Old English name meaning "Hermitage clearing."

Languages: This boy's name is used in English.

Alternative Spellings: Ainsley

Narrative: Other possible derivations, all from Old English, include an leah (meaning ''only field''), aegen leah (''(my) own field'') or Aegen's leah (a clearing belonging to someone with the Old English personal name Aegen).