Message: "Ainsley" - Behind the Name

Ainsley

by Michelle (guest)

6/29/2006, 8:09 AM

I posted yesterday about some name combos to honor our parents with our first child.

I have one more girl combo to get opinions on. Thanks!

(Ainsley paying homage to Lee with not only the same sound but also both having meanings about meadows; and Linden and Lynnette paying homage to Lynn)

I fear that maybe the "ley" on the end of Ainsley and the "li" or "ly" on the beginning of the mn make them run together too much. Wdyt?

Also, what about the alternate spelling: Ainslee

Or do we just stick with our other two girl combos:

Margot Lindley

(Margot just because I love it and Lindley being the combination of Lynn and Lee)

Johanna Elizabeth

(Johanna as a female form of John and Elizabeth for grandma Elizabeth)

#Ainsley

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- Nirvanna

6/30/2006, 6:27 AM

Ainsley is a male name to me, because I only know guys with this name.

I like Margot and Johanna Elizabeth

- Isla

6/29/2006, 2:55 PM

I don't like surnames or unisex names on girls much, so I don't care for Ainsley. It also reminds me too much of the word "anally". :-/ I MUCH prefer Margot and Johanna.

~Heather~
"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will know peace" - Jimi Hendrix

- DaphneHarridge

6/29/2006, 11:03 AM

Hi, Michelle ~
I vote for Johanna Elizabeth. Both names are lovely, and Johanna would be such a refreshing change from the many -lee/ley/leigh/ and -lyn/lynn/lynne that are a dime a dozen these days.

DH :-)

- Jocelyn (Jocelyn James)

6/29/2006, 11:02 AM

I love Ainsley

But I only like it spelled Ainsley. It is a bit of a mouthful with Linden.

I also like:
Ainsley Elisabeth
and
Johanna Lindsay (on the same idea and meaning as Linden. Spelled as Lyndsay would make it even more like Lynn.)

- miss_smiley

6/29/2006, 10:05 AM

I love the name, but I prefer Ainslie. The 'ly's do run together so I don't like the combos. How about Ainsley Margot or Ainsley Johannah?

**miss_smiley**

- Daddysdancer

6/29/2006, 10:05 AM

I adore Ainsley! I love Linden, but I think that Ainsley Linden is a bit of a mouthful. Linden Ainsley would be nice.
Ainsley Lynette is very pretty, and I think it's the better choice of the two.
Johanna Elizabeth is pretty, but just not nearly as interesting as Ainsley.

Love is the lord of the house within him and rules all the concerns of his soul- Plato

This message was edited 6/29/2006, 10:05 AM

- Sugar (swisssugar)

6/29/2006, 9:04 AM

I like Ainslee Linden the best of the names you've mentioned, but Johanna Elizabeth is fine too. Another suggestion: How about using Linden Ainslee?

- Caroline Mae (Little-Beeps)

6/29/2006, 8:23 AM

Ainsley Linden is very nice, as well as Ainsley Lynette. I prefer the spelling Ainslie over Ainslee or Ainsley. It's cute.

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- sarinvae

6/29/2006, 8:18 AM

Ainsley Linette sounds beautiful to me. Very feminine and delicate sounding, I like it a lot.

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