Ashleigh
| Pronunciation | /ˈæʃli/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old English |
| Meaning | Ash tree meadow |
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Ashlee |
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Ashleigh is a form of the English surname Ashley, from the Old English æsc (ash trees) and lēah (wood, clearing, meadow, enclosure) meaning "dweller near the ash tree forest".[1] As a first name it is the most common spelling for girls in England and Wales. [2]
Notable people
A
- Ashleigh Aitken, Canadian politician
B
- Ashleigh Ball (born 1983), Canadian voice actress
- Ashleigh Ball (field hockey) (born 1986), British field hockey player
- Ashleigh Banfield (born 1967), Canadian-American journalist
- Ashleigh Barty (born 1996), Australian tennis player
- Ashleigh Baxter (born 1991), Irish rugby union footballer
- Ashleigh Brazill (born 1989), Australian netball player
- Ashleigh Brennan (born 1991), Australian gymnast
- Ashleigh Brewer (born 1990), Australian actress
- Ashleigh Brilliant (born 1933), English author
- Ashleigh Buch (born 1984), American soldier
- Ashleigh Buhai (born 1989), South African golfer
C
- Ashleigh Clare-Kearney (born 1986), American gymnast
- Ashleigh Connor (1989–2011), Australian footballer
- Ashleigh Cummings (born 1992), Australian actress
D
- Ashleigh Dallas (born 1994), Australian singer-songwriter
F
- Ashleigh Francis (born 1988), Australian model
G
- Ashleigh Gardner (born 1997), Australian cricketer
- Ashleigh Gillon, Australian journalist
- Ashleigh Gnat (born 1994), American gymnast
- Ashleigh Gray, Scottish actress
- Ashleigh Guest (born 1990), Australian rules footballer
- Ashleigh Gunning (born 1985), American soccer player
H
- Ashleigh Harrington (born 1989), Canadian actress
- Ashleigh Hewson (born 1979), Australian rugby union footballer
I
- Ashleigh Isenbarger (born 1997), Australian basketball player
J
- Ashleigh Johnson (born 1994), American water polo player
K
- Ashleigh Karaitiana (born 1992), New Zealand-Australian basketball player
L
- Ashleigh Lynch (born 1990), English cricketer
M
- Ashleigh McConnell (born 1996), Australian Paralympic swimmer
- Ashleigh McIvor (born 1983), Canadian skier
- Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (born 1985), South African cyclist
- Ashleigh Aston Moore (1981–2007), Canadian actress
- Ashleigh Murray (born 1988), American actress
N
- Ashleigh Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ashleigh Neville (born 1993), English footballer
P
- Ashleigh Pilbrow (1912–1995), English athlete
- Ashleigh Fay Pittaway (born 2000), German-British skeleton racer
- Ashleigh Plumptre (born 1998), English footballer
R
- Ashleigh Rainey (born 1985), Northern Irish lawn bowler
- Ashleigh Riddell (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
- Ashleigh Rondón (born 1998), American soccer player
- Ashleigh Shelby Rosette, American academic administrator
- Ashleigh Ross (born 2000), Australian actress
S
- Ashleigh Shanti (born 1991), American chef
- Ashleigh Shim (born 1993), Jamaican footballer
- Ashleigh Southern (born 1992), Australian water polo player
- Ashleigh Spencer (born 1992), Australian basketball player
- Ashleigh Sykes (born 1991), Australian footballer
V
- Ashleigh Vaughn (born 1999), South African water polo player
W
- Ashleigh Ward (born 1994), New Zealand footballer
- Ashleigh Weerden (born 1999), Dutch footballer
- Ashleigh Whiffin, English entomologist
- Ashleigh Whitfield (born 1980), British broadcaster
- Ashleigh Woodland (born 1998), Australian rules footballer
Y
- Ashleigh Young (born 1983), New Zealand poet
Notable people with "Ashleigh" surname
- Charles Ashleigh (1892–1974), English activist
- Dave Ashleigh (born 1943), American water polo player
Notes
- ^ "Ashleigh Name Meaning & Origin". babynamewizard.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ "Babies with names beginning Ashl* in England & Wales since 1996". Retrieved 2025-01-15.