Ashley means a beautiful ash meadow tree. It is unisex. It is derived from a legend that tells of an ogre who kidnapped a beautiful young woman named Ashley. He then left her in an Ash Meadow, near a tree. Years later, the tree took the form of a woman. That tree is found in Dovenshire, UK. Its variations through the years has expanded. There is Ashlee, Ashley, Ashlie, Ashleigh, Ashleah, Ashly and so on and so on. In the end, the basic meaning of Ashley is a beautiful Ash tree meadow.
