Ashley name - Meaning of Ashley
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- Gender
- Masculine & Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- English
- Pronounced
- ASH-lee
- Ashley Meaning
- From an English surname which was originally derived from place names meaning "ash tree clearing", from Old English æsc and leah. Until the 1960s it was more commonly given to boys in the United States, but it is now most often used on girls. Ashley originates in Old English language and means "meadow of ash trees". It was derived from an Old English place name and surname. Initially, it was more popular as a masculine given name, popularized by the character of Ashley Wilkes in the novel and a subsequent film Gone With the Wind. In the second half of the 20th century it started being used more as a feminine given name, possibly popularized by the soap opera character of Ashley Abbott in the TV show The Young and The Restless.
Ashley Related Names
Variants: Ashlea, Ashlee, Ashleigh, Ashlie, Ahshlee, Ashalee, Ashly
Diminutives: Ash, Ashlyn, Ashlynn
Ashley Celebrities
Ashley Judd - American actress, Ashley Olsen - American actress, Ashley Bashioum - actress, Ashley Cafagna - actress, Ashley Clark - actress, Ashley Johnson - actress, Ashley Loren - actress, Ashley Richardson - actress, Ashley Scott - actress,
