Ainsworth
English
Etymology
From Old English Ægen + -es and worþ or worð, meaning "Aegen's enclosure".
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈeɪnz.wɜːθ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈeɪnz.wɝθ/
- Hyphenation: Ains‧worth
Proper noun
Ainsworth (countable and uncountable, plural Ainsworths)
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7610).
- Former name of Ainsworth Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada.
- A place in the United States:
- A former unincorporated community in Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana, annexed in the early 1990's by the city of Hobart.
- A minor city in Washington County, Iowa.
- A city, the county seat of Brown County, Nebraska.
- A ghost town in Franklin County, Washington.
- A town in Langlade County, Wisconsin.
- A state park in Multnomah County, Oregon.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
References
- Mills, David (1976) “Directory of Place Names”, in The Place Names of Lancashire, London: Batsford Books, →ISBN