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