English · Girl name
Tinsley
“from Tinsley, a place named after a man called Tynni”
About the name Tinsley
Tinsley is an English surname taken from the place name Tinsley, a district of Sheffield in South Yorkshire. The place name contains the Old English personal name Tynni combined with a word for a hill or clearing. As a given name it is a recent American use, chiefly for girls. Bearers include Tinsley Mortimer, an American socialite and television personality, and Tinsley Harrison, the American physician who founded Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine.
- Meaning
- from Tinsley, a place named after a man called Tynni
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- TINZ-lee(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
If you like Tinsley
Middle names for Tinsley
- Tinsley Marie
- Tinsley Ann
- Tinsley Joy
- Tinsley Lynn
- Tinsley Grace
Questions about Tinsley
- What does Tinsley mean?
- Tinsley is an English name meaning "from Tinsley, a place named after a man called Tynni".
- How do you pronounce Tinsley?
- Tinsley is pronounced TINZ-lee, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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