Ansley

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2991).

OriginOld English ānsetl →
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Meanings

proper nounAnsley (countable and uncountable, plural Ansleys)

plural Ansleys · alternative Anslee

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2991).
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, United States.
    3. countableuncountableA township and village therein, in Custer County, Nebraska, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.
  3. countableA female given name transferred from the surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishānsetl“hermitage”
  2. EnglishAnsley

From Old English ānsetl (“hermitage”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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APA

Ansley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ansley

MLA

“Ansley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ansley. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ansley,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ansley.

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