Female first name (English): Ashley, Ash-clearing; Old English (Surname as first name), AESC = the ash, leah = the wood, the meadow, the clearing, from a family name that goes back again to a place name, also as a male first name in use, but now predominantly female male first name (English): Ashley, Ash-clearing; Old English (Surname as first name), AESC = the ash, leah = the wood, the meadow, the clearing, from a family name, in turn, to a place name back, and today mainly as a female name in use
