Ashley

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A number of villages and hamlets in England:
2. (countable, uncountable) A number of villages and hamlets in England:
3. (countable, uncountable) A number of villages and hamlets in England:
4. (countable, uncountable) A number of villages and hamlets in England:
5. (countable, uncountable) A number of villages and hamlets in England:
6. (countable, uncountable) A number of villages and hamlets in England:
7. (countable, uncountable) A number of villages and hamlets in England:
8. (countable, uncountable) A number of villages and hamlets in England:
9. (countable, uncountable) A number of villages and hamlets in England:
10. (countable, uncountable) A number of villages and hamlets in England:
11. (countable, uncountable) A number of villages and hamlets in England:
12. (countable, uncountable) A surname from Old English derived from the places in England.
13. (countable, uncountable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
14. (countable, uncountable) A female given name transferred from the surname.
15. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
16. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
17. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
18. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
19. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
20. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
21. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
22. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
23. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
24. (countable, uncountable) A locality in Moree Plains Shire, New South Wales, Australia; named for one of the settlements in England.
25. (countable, uncountable) A small settlement and river north of Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæʃli/

Etymology

Inherited from Old English: *Æsċlēah

In summary

From Old English *Æsċlēah, composed of æsċ (“ash tree”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to Ash + -ley.