Tinsley
Tinsley comes from an English surname, a locational surname derived from the name of several places in England. The second element derives from Old English lēah (clearing; meadow) < Proto-Germanic *lauhaz (clearing; meadow), ultimately from PIE root word *lewk- (bright; to shine; to see), while the first element is derived from Old English personal name Tynni, a name I couldn't find any information behind; so the name means "Tynni's clearing" or "Tynni's meadow".
Origin: uncertain; Proto-Indo-European
Meaning: "Tynni's clearing" or "Tynni's meadow"
Usage: English
Variants:
- Tinslee
- Tinsleigh
- Tynslie
- Tynslee
- Tynsley

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