English Explanatory Dictionary

Tinsley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3990).
  2. An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.
  4. A female given name transferred from the surname.

Word forms

Tinsley Tinsleys

Etymology

From the unattested Old English personal name *Tynni + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Derived words

Tinsley Green tinsleyite
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