I used to be really crazy about school stories a couple of years ago (still like them), especially those set in boarding schools. Anyway, one of the more obscure series’ I devoured was the Chalet School series by [name_f]Elinor[/name_f] M. [name_m]Brent[/name_m]-Dyer, and those books had a character - a teacher - named Miss Annersley. I’ve never heard of the name anywhere else, and I really like it. I guess it counts as a surname name, like [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u] or [name_u]Connelly[/name_u], so why not Annersley (also, it lends itself really easily to nns like [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f] etc)? What do you think?
I have a feeling I also read those books… though I don’t remember the teacher. I can’t imagine Annersley as a first name though.
Annersley is just bad. I just hear [name_f]Anna[/name_f] in a twangy accent with the very tired and trendy -ley ending tacked on for good measure.
I agree that “[name_f]Anner[/name_f]” sounds like [name_f]Anna[/name_f] with a twangy, overly strong accent. I like the idea of the name, though. What about the surname Annesley?
I do not like Annersly. It sounds like someone wanted to use [name_u]Ainsley[/name_u] or [name_f]Annie[/name_f] or something but accidentally hit a few extra letters on the keyboard… Cool name, but not for a first. Sorry 
Oh no. When I read that as a first name, it hurt my eyes.
It’s really hard to figure out what the name actually is by looking at it. Probably not a good sign.
I agree that the -ners- sound is a bit unpleasant.
I think there are a lot of similar names that wouldn’t cause nearly as many problems with spelling and pronunciation. [name_u]Ainsley[/name_u], [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f], Avonlea, [name_f]Amberly[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_u]Lee[/name_u], etc.
I vote no on this one. It just doesn’t translate well to first name usage. The -nersley sound at the end is really unpleasant to my ears. And, as others have also pointed out, it’s pretty difficult to figure out when you see it written. When I read the title, I was like “What names are they trying to smoosh together with this one? [name_f]Anne[/name_f] and [name_u]Kimberly[/name_u]? [name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Amber[/name_f], and [name_u]Ashley[/name_u]? [name_m]Anderson[/name_m] and [name_u]Ainsley[/name_u]?!” People will assume it’s made up.