Ashley (name)
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The name "Ashley" is of English origin, from a place name
and surname from the Old English words 'æsc' (ash) and 'lēah
' (meadow, forest clearing).
As a given name, like most surnames turned into first names, Ashley was originally used for male children, but it gained popularity as a female first name
in the United States in the late 20th century. Its sudden rise in popularity is generally attributed to the emergence of the female soap opera character Ashley Abbott
on The Young and The Restless in 1982. In the United Kingdom the name is used for both boys and girls.
Aisling
, a similar-sounding name of separate etymology and Irish Gaelic origin, is a traditionally female noun meaning "vision"
as of a feminine spirit, and became a popular name for girls in the early-to-mid 20th century. "Ashlyn" and "Ashlynn" are derived from this etymology, and "Ashley" may be back-derived as well.
As with many names that achieve immense popularity, a number of spellings of Ashley emerged. The United States Social Security Administration
has records of many different spellings, including Ashley, Ashleigh, Ashlie, Ashlé, and Ashlyn, among others.
Ashley
Ashley is a place name, a surname as well as both a male and female given name. A place name and surname, it is derived from the Old Dutch words 'æsc' and 'lēah' ....
and surname from the Old English words 'æsc' (ash) and 'lēah
Leigh
- In England :* Leigh, Dorset* Leigh, Greater Manchester** Leigh * Leigh, Kent* Leigh, Staffordshire* Leigh, Surrey* Leigh, Wiltshire* Leigh, Worcestershire* Leigh-on-Mendip, Somerset...
' (meadow, forest clearing).
As a given name, like most surnames turned into first names, Ashley was originally used for male children, but it gained popularity as a female first name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
in the United States in the late 20th century. Its sudden rise in popularity is generally attributed to the emergence of the female soap opera character Ashley Abbott
Ashley Abbott
Ashley Suzanne Abbott McCall is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, currently played by American actress Eileen Davidson, who had played the character for a total of more than 16 years prior to her return in September 2008...
on The Young and The Restless in 1982. In the United Kingdom the name is used for both boys and girls.
Aisling
Aisling (given name)
Aisling is an Irish language feminine given name meaning "dream" or "vision" and referring to an aisling, a poetic genre that developed during the late 17th and 18th century in Irish language genre poetry...
, a similar-sounding name of separate etymology and Irish Gaelic origin, is a traditionally female noun meaning "vision"
Aisling
The aisling , or vision poem, is a poetic genre that developed during the late 17th and 18th centuries in Irish language poetry...
as of a feminine spirit, and became a popular name for girls in the early-to-mid 20th century. "Ashlyn" and "Ashlynn" are derived from this etymology, and "Ashley" may be back-derived as well.
As with many names that achieve immense popularity, a number of spellings of Ashley emerged. The United States Social Security Administration
Social Security Administration
The United States Social Security Administration is an independent agency of the United States federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits...
has records of many different spellings, including Ashley, Ashleigh, Ashlie, Ashlé, and Ashlyn, among others.
First name, female
- Ashley ArgotaAshley ArgotaAshley Spencer Argota is an American actress and singer. She is best known for role as Lulu in the Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP. She currently co-stars as Kelly Peckinpaw in Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures on Nickelodeon....
(born 1993), American actress - Ashley BensonAshley BensonAshley Victoria Benson is an American film and television actress, and model. She is known for her role as Abigail Deveraux on Days Of Our Lives , Carson in Bring It On: In It to Win It, and Hanna Marin on Pretty Little Liars.Benson was born and raised in Anaheim Hills, California...
(born 1989), American actress - Ashley Black (born 1986), American cheerleader
- Ashley BlueAshley BlueAshley Blue is an American pornographic actress.-Biography:Ashley Blue has won multiple Adult Video News awards, including 2004 Female Performer of the Year and 2005 Best Supporting Actress. In March, 2004, she signed a three year contract with JM Productions, appearing in the Girlvert series...
(born 1981), American porn star - Ashley Bouder, New York City BalletNew York City BalletNew York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Leon Barzin was the company's first music director. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company...
principal dancer - Ashley ColonAshley (singer)-References:...
(born 1971), Puerto Rican merengue singer - Ashley Dupree (born 1985), American prostitute-turned-sex columnist
- Ashley ForceAshley ForceAshley Force Hood is a funny car drag racer for John Force Racing. She is the daughter of 15-time NHRA Funny Car national champion John Force and Laurie Force...
(born 1982), American drag racer - Ashley GreeneAshley GreeneAshley Michele Greene is an American actress and model, best known for playing Alice Cullen in the film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight novels.- Personal life :...
(born 1987), American actress - Ashley HarkleroadAshley HarkleroadAshley Harkleroad , is an American tennis player. Born in Rossville, Georgia, Harkleroad reached a career-high ranking of No. 39 on June 9, 2003. Her career prize money to date is $1,022,094...
(born 1985), American tennis player - Ashley JensenAshley JensenAshley Jensen is a Scottish actress who is best known for her roles in the television series Extras for which she was nominated for an Emmy, and ABC's Ugly Betty...
(born 1969), British actress - Ashley JuddAshley JuddAshley Judd is an American television and film actress, who has played lead roles in films including Ruby in Paradise, Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy, Where the Heart Is and High Crimes...
(born 1968 as Ashley Tyler Ciminella), American actress - Ashley LeggatAshley LeggatAshley Margaret Anne Leggat is a Canadian actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her roles as Casey McDonald in Life with Derek and Marcia in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.-Career:...
(born 1986), Canadian actress - Ashley MassaroAshley MassaroAshley Marie Massaro is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to World Independent Ladies Division Wrestling. She is best known for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment and her appearance on Survivor: China....
(born 1979), WWE Diva for the Raw brand. - Ashley MonroeAshley MonroeAshley Monroe is an American country music singer-songwriter. She has released two solo singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The singles "Satisfied" and "I Don't Want To" reached #43 and #37, respectively...
(born 1986), American singer-songwriter - Ashley OlsenAshley OlsenAshley Fuller Olsen is an American actress, fashion designer, producer, and author. She co-founded luxury fashion brand The Row and the more affordable line Olsenboye with her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen and started her own fashion company called Elizabeth and James...
(born 1986), American actress and businesswoman - Ashley ParisAshley ParisAshley Paris is a WNBA player for the Atlanta Dream. She is the twin sister of Courtney Paris, who plays for the Los Angeles Sparks in the WNBA. She has been nationally recognized for her basketball achievements at the University of Oklahoma...
(born 1987), American basketball player - Ashley RobertsAshley RobertsAshley Maria Roberts is an American dancer, showgirl, recording artist, model, actress, fashion designer and television personality, best known as a former member of the modern burlesque group the Pussycat Dolls...
(born 1981), a pop singer with the band Pussycat Dolls - Ashley Simmons (born 1986), American professional wrestler also known as Ashley Lane and best known as Madison Rayne
- Ashley Slanina-DaviesAshley Slanina-DaviesAshley Slanina-Davies is an English actress born in Standish, near Wigan, who is notable for playing the role of Amy Barnes on Channel 4's teen soap, Hollyoaks...
(born 1989), British actress - Ashley Smith (born 1978), the hostage held by Brian Nichols
- Ashley Spalding (born 1980), real name of porn star Kaylani LeiKaylani LeiAshley Spalding , better known by the pseudonym Kaylani Lei, is an exotic dancer and a porn star currently working for Wicked Pictures....
- Ashley TisdaleAshley TisdaleAshley Michelle Tisdale is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence portraying the candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the female antagonist Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical film series...
(born 1985), American singer and actress - Ashley WagnerAshley WagnerAshley Wagner is an American figure skater. She is the 2008 and 2010 U.S. bronze medalist and 2007 and 2009 World Junior bronze medalist.-Personal life:...
(born 1991), American figure skater - Ashley WhitneyAshley WhitneyAshley Anne Whitney is a former American freestyle swimmer who was a gold medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics as a member the 4x200 m freestyle relay team...
(born 1979), American freestyle swimmer - Ashley Williams (born 1978), American actress
- Ashley X (born 1997), the pillow angel from Seattle, the subject of the Ashley TreatmentAshley TreatmentThe Ashley Treatment refers to a controversial set of medical procedures undergone by a Seattle child, "Ashley X". Ashley, born in 1997, has severe developmental disabilities due to static encephalopathy of unknown etiology; she is, and will remain, at an infant level mentally and physically...
First name, male
- Ashley AmbroseAshley AmbroseAshley Avery Ambrose is a former professional American football cornerback for several NFL teams during the 1990s and early 2000s who is currently the defensive backs coach for the California Golden Bears football team.Ambrose was a one time Pro Bowl selection in 1996 while he was playing with the...
(born 1970), American football player - Ashley CallusAshley CallusAshley Callus is an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer, who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics....
(born 1979), Australian swimmer - Ashley Carrington, (pseudonym of German writer Rainer M. SchröderRainer M. SchröderRainer Maria Schröder, born 1951 in Rostock, is a German author of historical novels for all ages, juveniles and adults. He studied many different trades, including that of an opera singer. Since 1977 he has been a freelance journalist in Germany and the US. The backgrounds of his stories are...
) - Ashley ColeAshley ColeAshley Cole is an Barbadian-English professional footballer who plays for Chelsea and the England national team. He plays as a left-back and has been named one of the best in the world....
(born 1980), English footballer - Ashley Cooper (born 1936), Australian tennis player
- Ashley Taylor DawsonAshley Taylor DawsonAshley Taylor Dawson is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Darren Osborne in the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, in which he is one of the longest serving cast members and as being a member of UK pop band allSTARS*.-Personal life:Ashley Dawson was born Wilmslow,...
(born 1982), British actor - Ashley FisherAshley FisherAshley Fisher is a professional tennis player who comes from New South Wales in Australia. Fisher turned professional in 1998. Fisher has never played a major singles match on the ATP Tour, but has won four notable doubles titles on tour. The doubles specialist reached his highest doubles ranking...
(born 1975), Australian tennis player - Ashley GilesAshley GilesAshley Fraser Giles MBE is a retired English cricketer. Giles played the entirety of his 14-year first-class career at Warwickshire County Cricket Club where he is now employed as Director of Cricket...
(born 1973), English cricketer - Ashley HamesAshley HamesAshley Martyn Hames is an English television presenter, director and writer.-Presenting & Direction:...
(born 1970), English television presenter - Ashley Horne (born 1989), English musician/comedian and member of the group The Midnight BeastThe Midnight BeastThe Midnight Beast, sometimes abbreviated as TMB, is a British comedy music group from London, perhaps most famous for their YouTube cover-parody of the 2009 single TiK ToK by American pop artist Ke$ha...
- Ashley HutchingsAshley HutchingsAshley Stephen Hutchings is an English bassist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, band leader, writer and record producer. He was a founder member of three of the most noteworthy English folk-rock bands in the history of the genre; Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and The Albion Band...
(born 1945), British folk musician - Ashley JohnsonAshley Johnson (rugby union)Ashley Johnson is a professional Rugby Union player who presents Free State Cheetahs at provincial level, Toyota Cheetahs in the international Super Rugby series and the Springboks...
(born 1986), South African rugby player - Ashley Jones (born 1980), real name of American music producer Treasure FingersTreasure FingersTreasure Fingers is a DJ / producer based in Atlanta USA, who is signed to Fool's Gold Records.Born Ashley Jones, in a small town in Oklahoma, is originally of the drum 'n' bass band Evol Intent....
- Ashley LelieAshley LelieAshley Jovon Lelie [] is a retired American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos 19th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft...
(born 1980), American football player - Ashley MacIsaacAshley MacIsaacAshley Dwayne MacIsaac is a Canadian professional fiddler from Cape Breton Island.His album Hi™ How Are You Today?, featuring the hit single "Sleepy Maggie", with vocals in Scottish Gaelic by Mary Jane Lamond was released in 1995...
(born 1975), Canadian professional fiddler - Ashley MontaguAshley MontaguMontague Francis Ashley Montagu was a British-American anthropologist and humanist, of Jewish ancestry, who popularized topics such as race and gender and their relation to politics and development...
(1905–1999), British anthropologist and humanist - Ashley SlaterAshley SlaterAshley Slater is a UK based trombone player and best known for his work with Norman Cook in the band Freak Power. He was born in Schefferville, Canada in 1961...
(born 1961), British musician - Ashley WoodAshley WoodAshley Wood is an Australian comic book artist and illustrator who is well known for his cover art, concept design and his work as an art director....
(born 1971), Australian comic book and concept artist - Ashley Young (born 1985), Manchester United and England striker
First name, variant spellings
- Ashlie AtkinsonAshlie AtkinsonAshlie Atkinson is an American stage, film, and television actress.-Background:Atkinson was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. She moved to New York at age 17 and attended Barnard College...
(born 1977), American actress - Ashleigh BanfieldAshleigh BanfieldAshleigh Banfield is a Canadian-American journalist who as of 2010 hosts Disorder in the Court, Open Court and Hollywood Heat on Tru TV , where she reports on domestic and pop culture issues...
(born 1967), Canadian-American journalist - Ashleigh BrilliantAshleigh BrilliantAshleigh Ellwood Brilliant is an author and syndicated cartoonist living in Santa Barbara, California, USA. He is best known for his Pot-Shots, single-panel illustrations with one-line humorous remarks, which began syndication in the United States of America in 1975...
(born 1933), British author and cartoonist - Ashleigh BrewerAshleigh BrewerAshleigh Brewer is an Australian actress. She is best known for playing Kate Ramsay in the long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours.-Biography and personal life:...
(born 1990), Australian actress - Ashlynn BrookeAshlynn BrookeAshlynn Brooke is a former American pornographic actress, feature dancer, and model.-Early life:Brooke was born in Choctaw, Oklahoma. She was a cheerleader for nine years, and graduated High School in May 2003...
(born 1985), American pornographic actress - Ashly DelGrossoAshly DelGrossoAshly DelGrosso-Costa , known professionally as Ashly Costa, is a professional dancer from Highland, Utah who starred on the ABC television series Dancing with the Stars for the first three seasons and returned March 22, 2010 for season 10 .-Early life:A self-described "Utah County Mormon",...
(born 1982), American professional dancer - Ashlee HollandAshlee HollandAshlee Renee Holland is an American actress, dancer, model, and most recent winner of I Wanna Be a Soap Star. She has appeared on Days of our Lives as a result of her win....
(born 1979), American actress, dancer and model - Ashleigh Aston MooreAshleigh Aston MooreAshleigh Aston Moore was a Canadian child actress, who played Chrissy in the 1995 film Now and Then.-Career:Born Ashley Rogers in Sunnyvale, California, Moore began acting at the age of four...
(1981–2007), Canadian actress - Ashlee SimpsonAshlee SimpsonAshlee Nicole Simpson is an American singer and actress. In 2004, she rose to prominence with the success of her number-one debut album Autobiography and the reality series, The Ashlee Simpson Show. In October 2005, following a North American concert tour and a film appearance, Simpson released...
(born 1984), American pop/rock singer and actress - Ashlee VanceAshlee Vance-Personal life:Born in South Africa, Vance grew up in Houston, Texas and attended St. John's School. He now works in Mountain View, California.-Print Media:...
(born 1977), American business columnist
Surname
- Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley (1836–1907), English writer and politician
- Sir Bernard Ashley (1926–2009), Welsh businessman/engineer and former widower of Laura Ashley
- Elizabeth AshleyElizabeth AshleyElizabeth Ashley is an American actress who first came to prominence as the ingenue in the Broadway play Take Her, She's Mine, which earned her a Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Play.-Early life:...
(born 1939), American actress - Henry AshleyHenry AshleyHenry Ashley was an American politician from New York.-Life:...
(1778-1829), US congressman from New York - Ian AshleyIan AshleyIan Hugh Gordon Ashley is a British racing driver who raced in Formula One for the Token, Williams, BRM and Hesketh teams....
(born 1947), former British Formula 1 race car driver - Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of StokeJack Ashley, Baron Ashley of StokeJack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke, CH PC , is a Labour member of the United Kingdom House of Lords. He was Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent South for 26 years, from 1966 to 1992....
(born 1922), British Life Peer and former Labour MP - Jackie AshleyJackie AshleyJacqueline Ashley is a British journalist and broadcaster.Ashley is the daughter of Jack Ashley, Baron Ashley of Stoke, the life peer and former Labour MP. Her mother was Pauline Kay Ashley née Crispin...
(born 1954), British journalist - John Ashley (actor)John Ashley (actor)John Ashley was an actor who appeared in many films, most notably the American International Pictures' "Beach Party" films...
(1934 – 1997), American actor - John Ashley (ice hockey)John Ashley (ice hockey)John George Ashley was a referee in the National Hockey League. He was born in Galt, Ontario.John started his officiating career in 1959. From 1964 to 1972, John officiated every Game Seven in the Stanley Cup playoffs, a testament to his legacy. John was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981...
(1930 – 2008), Canadian ice hockey referee - Karan AshleyKaran AshleyKaran Ashley is a former American actress.Ashley was born Karen Ashley Jackson in Odessa, Texas. She graduated from David W. Carter High School in Dallas, Texas. In 1992, she was a member of the short-lived girl group K.R.U.S.H, who contributed a song to the soundtrack of Mo' Money...
(born 1975), American actress - Laura AshleyLaura AshleyLaura Ashley was a Welsh fashion designer and businesswoman. She became a household name on the strength of her work as a designer and manufacturer of a range of colourful fabrics for clothes and home furnishings....
(1925–1985), British designer - Liam Ashley (died 2006), New Zealand teenager murdered in a prison van
- Maurice Ashley (historian)Maurice Ashley (historian)Maurice Percy Ashley CBE was a noted historian of the 17th Century and a former editor of The Listener. Ashley published over thirty books on history...
(1907–1994), editor - Maurice AshleyMaurice AshleyMaurice Ashley is a chess grandmaster. In the October 2006 rating lists, he had a FIDE rating of 2465, and a USCF rating of 2520 at standard chess, and 2536 at quick chess. Ashley is associated with Chesswise. In 2005 he wrote the book Chess for Success, relating his experiences and the positive...
(born 1966), American chess grandmaster - Merrill Ashley (living), former New York City Ballet principal dancer
- Robert AshleyRobert AshleyRobert Ashley , is a contemporary American composer, best known for his operas and other theatrical works, many of which incorporate electronics and extended techniques. Along with Gordon Mumma, Ashley was also a major pioneer of audio synthesis.Ashley was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan...
(born 1930), American composer - Syd AshleySyd AshleySydney "Syd" Ashley was a South African international rugby union player. Born in Cape Town, he attended Diocesan College before playing provincial rugby for Western Province. He made his only Test appearance for South Africa during Great Britain's 1903 tour. He played at centre for the 2nd Test...
(1880–1959), South African rugby union player - Thomas W. L. AshleyThomas W. L. AshleyThomas William Ludlow Ashley , usually known as Lud Ashley, was an American politician of the Democratic party. He served as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1955 to 1981.-Biography:...
(born 1923), American politician - Sir William Ashley (1860–1927), Economic historian
- William Henry AshleyWilliam Henry AshleyWilliam Henry Ashley was a pioneering fur trader, entrepreneur, and politician. Though a native of Virginia, Ashley had already moved to St. Genevieve in what was then called Louisiana, when it was purchased by the United States from France in 1803...
(1785-1839), American fur trader, entrepreneur and politician
In fiction
- Ashley, a character in the WarioWare video game series
- Ashley AbbottAshley AbbottAshley Suzanne Abbott McCall is a fictional character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, currently played by American actress Eileen Davidson, who had played the character for a total of more than 16 years prior to her return in September 2008...
, a character in the America soap opera The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin... - Ashley Banks, a central character in the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirThe Fresh Prince of Bel-AirThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 10, 1990 to May 20, 1996. The show stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart teenager from West Philadelphia who is sent to move in with his aunt and uncle in their...
- Ashley KerwinAshley KerwinAshley Kerwin is a fictional character at high school in the TV show Degrassi: The Next Generation and is portrayed by Melissa McIntyre.-Season 1:...
, from Canadian drama series Degrassi: The Next GenerationDegrassi: The Next GenerationDegrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and... - Ash KetchumAsh KetchumAsh Ketchum, known as for all appearances in Japan, is a fictional character in the Pokémon franchise owned by Nintendo. He was created by, and named after, Satoshi Tajiri as the protagonist of the anime and manga series, as well as on various merchandise related to the franchise...
, protagonist of the Pokémon television seriesPokémon (anime), abbreviated from , is a children's TV anime series, which has since been adapted for the North and South American, Australian and European television markets... - Ashley Marin, a character in the teen drama Pretty Little LiarsPretty Little LiarsPretty Little Liars is a series of more than 10 young adult novels by Sara Shepard, from 1981–present, which have been made into a television show . The series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their leader,...
- Ashley PeacockAshley PeacockAshley Sibelius Peacock is a fictional character from the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actor Steven Arnold, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 1 February 1995.On 23 April 2010, it was announced that the character had been axed along...
, a character from the British soap opera Coronation StreetCoronation StreetCoronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960... - Ashley Robbins, heroine in the Another Code video game series
- Ashley Spinelli, a main character in children's television series RecessRecess (TV series)Recess is an American animated television series created by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere and produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series focuses on six elementary school students and their interaction with other classmates and teachers...
- Ashley WilkesAshley WilkesGeorge Ashley Wilkes is a fictional character in the Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and the later film of the same name. The character also appears in the 1991 book Scarlett, a sequel to Gone with the Wind written by Alexandra Ripley, and in Rhett Butler's People by Donald...
, a central character from the novel Gone With the WindGone with the WindThe slaves depicted in Gone with the Wind are primarily loyal house servants, such as Mammy, Pork and Uncle Peter, and these slaves stay on with their masters even after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 sets them free... - Ashley Williams, a soldier in the Mass EffectMass EffectMass Effect is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows by Demiurge Studios. The Xbox 360 version was released worldwide in November 2007 published by Microsoft Game Studios...
video game series - Ash WilliamsAsh WilliamsAshley J. "Ash" Williams is the protagonist in the Evil Dead horror film franchise, played by Bruce Campbell, and created by director Sam Raimi. Throughout the series, Ash has to face off against his loved ones inside an abandoned cabin as they are possessed by "deadites", the evil souls of the dead...
, hero of the Evil Dead film series - Ask Ashley, a comedy skit appearing on the NickelodeonNickelodeonNickelodeon is a US cable TV channel.Nickelodeon may also refer to:-In television:*Spinoffs of the Nickelodeon channel:** Nickelodeon Magazine, a children's magazine.** Nickelodeon Universe, an amusement park....
show, All ThatAll ThatAll That is an American live-action, sketch comedy-variety show that aired on the Nickelodeon cable television network featuring short comedic sketches and weekly musical guests. The theme song for All That was performed by TLC...
Popularity of the female name Ashley in the United States
| Year of birth | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2006 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 1999 | 6 |
See Also
- Aisling (given name)Aisling (given name)Aisling is an Irish language feminine given name meaning "dream" or "vision" and referring to an aisling, a poetic genre that developed during the late 17th and 18th century in Irish language genre poetry...
, from Irish (GaelicIrish languageIrish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
); ) or ˈæʃliːn ) - Leigh, Old English for "a woodland clearing"
- Lee (given name)Lee (given name)Lee is a unisex given name. It is derived from the surname Lee and a place name meaning "wood, clearing" or "sheltered from the storm" in Old English....
(see also LeeLee (English name)Lee is a common surname in English-speaking countries. There are several distinct origins of the Lee surname. The most common surname of English origin is derived from Middle English lea, meaning "meadow, forest clearing" , and is therefore a name describing the bearer's place of residence...
, surname)