Ashley
[ˈæʃli]Meaning
from Old English words meaning "ash tree clearing" or "ash tree meadow"
Background Story
Ashley comes from the English surname Ashley, which was originally derived from place names meaning "ash tree clearing", from Old English æsc ("ash tree") and leah ("wood, clearing"). Until the 1960s it was more commonly given to boys in the United States, but it is now most often used on girls; it reached its height of popularity in America in 1987, and in the United Kingdom it is still more common as a masculine name. Margaret Mitchell used the name for the male character Ashley Wilkes in her novel Gone with the Wind (1936).
Variations
Ashleigh, Ashleyann, Ashli
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