Ashleigh
{{Infobox Given Name Revised
| name = Ashleigh
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| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|ʃ|l|i}}
| language = English
| origin = Old English
| gender = Female
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| region = England
| meaning = Ash tree meadow
| variant = Ashlee
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Ashleigh is a form of the English surname Ashley, from the Old English æsc (ash trees) and lēah (wood, clearing, meadow, enclosure) meaning "dweller near the ash tree forest".{{Cite web |title=Ashleigh Name Meaning & Origin |url=https://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/girl/ashleigh |url-status=live |access-date=2021-11-05 |publisher=babynamewizard.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423055935/http://www.babynamewizard.com:80/baby-name/girl/ashleigh |archive-date=2012-04-23 }} As a first name it is the most common spelling for girls in England and Wales. {{Cite web |url=https://names.darkgreener.com/#ashl* |title=Babies with names beginning Ashl* in England & Wales since 1996 |access-date=2025-01-15 }}
Notable people
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=A=
- Ashleigh Aitken, Canadian politician
=B=
- Ashleigh Ball (born 1983), Canadian voice actress
- Ashleigh Ball (field hockey) (born 1986), British field hockey player
- Ashleigh Banfield (born 1967), Canadian-American journalist
- Ashleigh Barty (born 1996), Australian tennis player
- Ashleigh Baxter (born 1991), Irish rugby union footballer
- Ashleigh Brazill (born 1989), Australian netball player
- Ashleigh Brennan (born 1991), Australian gymnast
- Ashleigh Brewer (born 1990), Australian actress
- Ashleigh Brilliant (born 1933), English author
- Ashleigh Buch (born 1984), American soldier
- Ashleigh Buhai (born 1989), South African golfer
=C=
- Ashleigh Clare-Kearney (born 1986), American gymnast
- Ashleigh Connor (1989–2011), Australian footballer
- Ashleigh Cummings (born 1992), Australian actress
=D=
- Ashleigh Dallas (born 1994), Australian singer-songwriter
=F=
- Ashleigh Francis (born 1988), Australian model
=G=
- Ashleigh Gardner (born 1997), Australian cricketer
- Ashleigh Gillon, Australian journalist
- Ashleigh Gnat (born 1994), American gymnast
- Ashleigh Gray, Scottish actress
- Ashleigh Guest (born 1990), Australian rules footballer
- Ashleigh Gunning (born 1985), American soccer player
=H=
- Ashleigh Harrington (born 1989), Canadian actress
- Ashleigh Hewson (born 1979), Australian rugby union footballer
=I=
- Ashleigh Isenbarger (born 1997), Australian basketball player
=J=
- Ashleigh Johnson (born 1994), American water polo player
=K=
- Ashleigh Karaitiana (born 1992), New Zealand-Australian basketball player
=L=
- Ashleigh Lynch (born 1990), English cricketer
=M=
- Ashleigh McConnell (born 1996), Australian Paralympic swimmer
- Ashleigh McIvor (born 1983), Canadian skier
- Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (born 1985), South African cyclist
- Ashleigh Aston Moore (1981–2007), Canadian actress
- Ashleigh Murray (born 1988), American actress
=N=
- Ashleigh Nelson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ashleigh Neville (born 1993), English footballer
=P=
- Ashleigh Pilbrow (1912–1995), English athlete
- Ashleigh Fay Pittaway (born 2000), German-British skeleton racer
- Ashleigh Plumptre (born 1998), English footballer
=R=
- Ashleigh Rainey (born 1985), Northern Irish lawn bowler
- Ashleigh Riddell (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
- Ashleigh Rondón (born 1998), American soccer player
- Ashleigh Shelby Rosette, American academic administrator
- Ashleigh Ross (born 2000), Australian actress
=S=
- Ashleigh Shanti (born 1991), American chef
- Ashleigh Shim (born 1993), Jamaican footballer
- Ashleigh Southern (born 1992), Australian water polo player
- Ashleigh Spencer (born 1992), Australian basketball player
- Ashleigh Sykes (born 1991), Australian footballer
=V=
- Ashleigh Vaughn (born 1999), South African water polo player
=W=
- Ashleigh Ward (born 1994), New Zealand footballer
- Ashleigh Weerden (born 1999), Dutch footballer
- Ashleigh Whiffin, English entomologist
- Ashleigh Whitfield (born 1980), British broadcaster
- Ashleigh Woodland (born 1998), Australian rules footballer
=Y=
- Ashleigh Young (born 1983), New Zealand poet
Notable people with "Ashleigh" surname
- Charles Ashleigh (1892–1974), English activist
- Dave Ashleigh (born 1943), American water polo player
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