Ainsworth

English

Etymology

From Old English Ægen + -es and worþ or worð, meaning "Aegen's enclosure".

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ainsworth (countable and uncountable, plural Ainsworths)

  1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7610).
  2. Former name of Ainsworth Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada.
  3. A place in the United States:
    1. A former unincorporated community in Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana, annexed in the early 1990's by the city of Hobart.
    2. A minor city in Washington County, Iowa.
    3. A city, the county seat of Brown County, Nebraska.
    4. A ghost town in Franklin County, Washington.
    5. A town in Langlade County, Wisconsin.
    6. A state park in Multnomah County, Oregon.
  4. 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