Thoughts on Ainsley?

vicky7139 · January 2012

Any opinions on the name Ainsley...I like it and am trying to sell dh on it. I looked it up and it shows as unisex...what does everyone think either way? My preference is for girl...possibly with mn Rose.

Dominique1219 · January 2012

I've seen this name on both boys and girls, but I feel like it's too feminine for a boy. Either way, I have to say that I strongly dislike it because it reminds me of the word "anus."

Kelli7025 · January 2012

Love it and it is 100% girl to me !

Ceefome · January 2012

My BFF's little girl is Ainsley. I like it. There was a female character on the TV show the West Wing named Ainsley.

DawnJM25 · January 2012

To me, it's a girl's name- I've only heard it on girls. I don't LOVE it, but don't HATE it. Just okay.

LollipopsAndCrisps · January 2012

I know a man named Ainsley, but he goes by his middle name because he hates it.

I don't like it for either sex. I just think it's a really harsh, unattractive sound.

lauralew · January 2012

I hate that name. It just isn't pretty to me.

emikat · January 2012

Dominique1219:
I've seen this name on both boys and girls, but I feel like it's too feminine for a boy. Either way, I have to say that I strongly dislike it because it reminds me of the word "anus."

This.

cmeinla · January 2012

It has an edge of snobbery to me.

cmhicklin · January 2012

cmeinla:
It has an edge of snobbery to me.

This. And it makes me wrinkle my nose up when I say it.

Sawyerplus1 · January 2012

LollipopsAndCrisps:
I don't like it for either sex. I just think it's a really harsh, unattractive sound.

This. However, I have known one Ainsley and it was a woman, so I associate it with females.

AliciaS1411 · January 2012

girl to me....but i'm not a fan of it at all.

drbethc · January 2012

cmeinla:
It has an edge of snobbery to me.

This...and its just not pretty.

mommybrynn · January 2012

I like it! I don't really ever hear it IRL, but it's pretty and sweet... nice name!

karen_loy · January 2012

IMO is girly, but I don't like it either way

colfr · January 2012

I can't picture it on a girl because I've grown up watching a man named Ainsley Harriott on TV, who is a very flamboyant TV chef here in the UK. I can only really picture it on him, nobody else.

twinmom2012 · January 2012

Dominique1219:
I've seen this name on both boys and girls, but I feel like it's too feminine for a boy. Either way, I have to say that I strongly dislike it because it reminds me of the word "anus."

Same, but I've seen this used for a girl.

Mrs.MLR04 · January 2012

Kelli7025:
Love it and it is 100% girl to me !

This

magsugar13 · January 2012

Way to close to anal and anal ease

sorry it think it is one of the worst names out there.

elli-m-f · January 2012

Definitely a girl name IMO. Love the Ainsley Rose combination

melody921 · January 2012

It's just eh to me. But I definitely think it's a girl's name.

hopkins5 · January 2012

I like it for a girl

CarolynDouglas2012 · January 2012

I like the name Ainsley. WAY too feminine to be a boy's name IMO. I actually kind of think it's almost too cutesy for a girl sometimes but it is definitely a name that would grow on me :-)

526SadieSadie · January 2012

My only thoughts are "I hate that name."

sugarpumpkin716 · January 2012

hmr22 · January 2012

Dominique1219:
I've seen this name on both boys and girls, but I feel like it's too feminine for a boy. Either way, I have to say that I strongly dislike it because it reminds me of the word "anus."

AGREE!!!

RebeccaS91 · January 2012

All girl to me, if we have a little girl her name will be Annsley Caroline pronounced Ann-sley. Which is a take on Ainsley but I just don't like the was it sounds when you say it out loud but I do know of at least three Ainsley and sometimes people will pronounce it Insley (not sure why) which I can not stand. That is why we put a second "n" to make sure people realized it was Annsley.