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View Name: Wesley


WESLEY
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: WES-lee   [key]
Meaning & History
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "west meadow" in Old English. It has been sometimes given in honour of John Wesley (1703-1791), the founder of Methodism.
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DIMINUTIVE: Wes
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