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    Ainsley

    AYNZ-lee

    Scottish/English
    Unisex
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    One's own meadow; Hermitage clearing
    Origin
    Scottish/English
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Ainsley does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "One's own meadow; Hermitage clearing", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Ainsley.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.027% of births), currently rising
    Spiritual meaning
    Ainsley is the secret clearing — the solitary mountain where Jesus prayed, the shut door behind which the Father waits.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Mark 6:46

      "And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray."

    • Matthew 6:6

      "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret."

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