What dose the name Ashley mean?

Answer 1

From an English surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "ash tree clearing" in Old English.

Until the 1960s it was more commonly given to boys in the United States,

but it is now most often used on girls.

Ashley means old ash tree in old English
it means meadow of trees (forest)
The Word Ashley is from a tree name. (Ley) means medow.

Answer 2

The name "Ashley" is of English origin, from a place name and surname that meant "from the ash tree field/meadow" (ashreferring to the tree and -ley coming from lea, a somewhat archaic English word meaning "field" or "meadow").

Answer 3

The name Ashlee or Ashley or Ashliegh or Ashlii is supposed to link with Ash from a Volcano in Roman times. I lot of Ash started coming out of one volcano and they didn't know what to call it like we have names like tornados. They decided to call it an Ashley but it is no longer called that. Many people have experimented with the name Ashley so it can be spelt many different ways. In a matter of fact I am called Ashlee my self and mine is spelt Ashlee. Ashley is normally a name used if someone is a very full on enejetic bouncy and angry person. That is actually my personality but without the angry bit. I hope you have learnt lots of imformation about the name Ashley!!

Answer 4

Ashley means "ash meadow." An ash is a kind of tree, so an ash meadow is a meadow where ash trees grow. See the Related Link.

Answer 5

Ashley- my name is also Ashley and Ashley means my fire