Ashley

[ash-lee]

noun

a male or female given name.

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Examples from the Web for ashley

Contemporary Examples

What has getting back together been like without Ashley Parker Angel?
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Melissa Leon
August 25, 2014
I think it was on the Ashley Banfield show on CNN, and she brought up the speculation.
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Marlow Stern
August 1, 2014
Ashley Madison—the international web site for married people who want to fool around—is taking Japan by storm.
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Angela Erika Kubo, Jake Adelstein
April 2, 2014
Out of all the markets Ashley Madison has penetrated, Japan was the fastest to reach one million members.
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Angela Erika Kubo, Jake Adelstein
April 2, 2014
So Ashley Madison expects continued high growth in the Japanese market.
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Angela Erika Kubo, Jake Adelstein
April 2, 2014

Historical Examples

Of course, it was absolutely necessary to abandon the flat in Ashley Gardens.
A Great Man
Arnold Bennett
You are the same who shot Lord Ashley between this and the city, some hours ago?
The Midnight Queen
May Agnes Fleming
General Ashley flushed considerably, but he kept his temper.
Pluck on the Long Trail
Edwin L. Sabin
"We'll give you our parole not to try to escape," offered General Ashley.
Pluck on the Long Trail
Edwin L. Sabin
"You exceeded orders, and you ought to be court-martialed," said General Ashley.
Pluck on the Long Trail
Edwin L. Sabin

British Dictionary definitions for ashley

Ashley

noun

Jack, Baron. 1922–2012, British Labour politician and campaigner for deaf and disabled people
Laura. 1925–85, British designer, who built up a successful chain of retail stores selling dresses and fabrics based on traditional English patterns

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Word Origin and History for ashley

Ashley

fem. proper name, all but unknown before c.1965; one of the most popular names for girls born in U.S. from c.1980; evidently inspired by the surname Ashley, Ashleigh (attested from 12c.), which means "clearing among the ash trees," from Old English æsc + leah (see ash (n.2) + lea).

Ashley

Examples from the Web for ashley

Contemporary Examples

What has getting back together been like without Ashley Parker Angel?

I think it was on the Ashley Banfield show on CNN, and she brought up the speculation.

Ashley Madison—the international web site for married people who want to fool around—is taking Japan by storm.

Out of all the markets Ashley Madison has penetrated, Japan was the fastest to reach one million members.

So Ashley Madison expects continued high growth in the Japanese market.

Historical Examples

Of course, it was absolutely necessary to abandon the flat in Ashley Gardens.

You are the same who shot Lord Ashley between this and the city, some hours ago?

General Ashley flushed considerably, but he kept his temper.

"We'll give you our parole not to try to escape," offered General Ashley.

"You exceeded orders, and you ought to be court-martialed," said General Ashley.

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