Ainsworth

Ains·worth
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UK/ˈeɪnz.wɜːθ/US/ˈeɪnz.wɝθ/

proper noun

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7610).

OriginOld English Ægen →
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Meanings

proper nounAinsworth (countable and uncountable, plural Ainsworths)

plural Ainsworths

  1. countableuncountableA village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7610).
  2. countableuncountableFormer name of Ainsworth Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada.
  3. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA former unincorporated community in Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana, annexed in the early 1990's by the city of Hobart.
    2. countableuncountableA minor city in Washington County, Iowa.
    3. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Brown County, Nebraska.
    4. countableuncountableA ghost town in Franklin County, Washington.
    5. countableuncountableA town in Langlade County, Wisconsin.
    6. countableuncountableA state park in Multnomah County, Oregon.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishÆgen
  2. EnglishAinsworth

From Old English Ægen + -es and worþ or worð, meaning "Aegen's enclosure".

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APA

Ainsworth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ainsworth

MLA

“Ainsworth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ainsworth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ainsworth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ainsworth.

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