Comments for the name Wesley

Wesley is a very masculine name and very sexy.

Is also the anglicised version of Wenceslas, which means "great glory" or "more glory".

Wesley was a character on "Star Trek: Next Generation."

Director Wes (Wesley) Craven is a famous bearer.

There is also a character on the show "Angel" named Wesley Wyndham-Price.

Wes Anderson (born Wesley Wales Anderson) is the director of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and Rushmore.

Wesley is the lover of Buttercup in the 1987 film 'The Princess Bride.'

Actually, the hero in The Princess Bride is named Westley, not Wesley.

Two famous bearers of the surname Wesley were brothers John and Charles Wesley, founders of the Methodist Church.

The name 'Wesley' is often also used as an anglicised version of the name Wenceslas.

This name has really started to grow on me. I love the nickname Wes.

Wesley is a great name for a boy. Very handsome and smart sounding.

Wes King is a Christian music artist.

Such a handsome "boy" name. I wouldn't use the nickname Wes though, because it reminds me of a cowboy and country music. And I'm not really into that.

Name of famous actor Wesley Snipes.

I love the name Wesley. It's strong, handsome, uncommon but not unheard of. I'm seriously considering it as a middle name.

Wesley "Wes" is Dominique's boyfriend in the YA book "Anatomy of a Boyfriend".

A character in Sarah Dessen's book 'The Truth About Forever'.

The name Wesley gained in popularity as a forename in Britain and Ireland in the early 19th century due to the rising influence of the Methodist preachers John and Charles Wesley. Indeed Charles wrote many popular hymns and carols that are sung tothis day. Today the name is quite popular in the North of England (Yorkshire) and in Northern Ireland.

This name kind of makes me think about rednecks and little boys from the 50s.

Most people pronounce it WEZ-ly; only Americans say WESS-ly.

I'm an American, and I've only ever heard it pronounced "Wez-Lee."

The main character's in the movie "Wanted" is Wesley Gibbs. He is played by James McAvoy.

Another famous bearer is Wesley "Wes" Ramsey, an actor best known for his performance in the romantic comedy Latter Days and appearances on Charmed.

One of the main character's in Sarah Dessen's novel, "The Truth About Forever", is named Wesley, Wes for short. His real first name was only mentioned once throughout the entire book and his last name, Baker, was randomly said once also.

John Wesley, known as the founder of the United Methodist church, as well as his brother Charles Wesley, writer of many traditional hymns, were both bearers of this surname.

I've loved this name ever since I heard it in "The Princess Bride", one of my favorite movies growing up. Granted, in the movie the character's name is spelled Westley, but I'm not a fan of the 't' in the middle. I much prefer Wesley. WES-lee and WEZ-lee are both good pronunciations, I'm still trying to figure out which one I like better.

I've been in love with the name since I saw "The Princess Bride" when I was about six years old. My boyfriend's name is Wesley. It was the first time I'd ever heard it except for the movie. I hate the spelling Westley. It looks tacky to me. What I like about the name, is it would fit every stage of life. Adorable for a baby. Cute for a little boy. Sexy, Handsome, Manly. And even an old man named Wesley just seems like he would be a kind and funny grandpa :)) I love this!

John Wesley was the founder of the Methodist church and the popularity of the name derives from this -compare Calvin (from John Calvin founder of the Reformed Church) and Luther, founder of the Lutheran church. [noted -ed]

Wesley Owens was the youngest boy in Mr. Belvedere.

A famous bearer is American actor Wesley "Wes" Bentley (born 4 September 1978). Amongst his notable film credits are "American Beauty", "The Four Feathers", "P2", and "Ghost Rider".

Wesley is such a strong and handsome name. I love it.

John Wesley's family surname was originally spelled Westley, but his father changed it to Wesley.

Since "Wesley" is a character in Star Trek, I cannot bring myself to hate the name (/trekkie).
However... I highly doubt that I would ever dub a child by it. The sound, and how it appears written to the eye, looks incredibly... childish? And perhaps even a bit "made-up." It simply seems like it would be chosen by parents to name their third son, in addition to Waylon and Colton (not my cup of tea).

I will be honest when I say that I find it difficult imagining a successful businessman. Of course, it is not nearly as atrocious as some-- so I will not crush it completely. It has a bit of charm.

Wesley "Wes" Scatlin, singer for the band, Puddle of Mudd.

A very handsome name. When I hear it, I always picture a tall, muscular man with short brown hair and big blue eyes.

This is my name, Wesley Ember- Marie even though I'm a girl. I was named after my dad and my grandpa. I love my name, I think I'm the only girl with this name since I've only met boys with the name. I would never ever legally change my name, I think its cute on a girl, but handsome on a guy.

My son's name is Wesley. I live in the States (Texas to be exact) and I'd say the pronunciation is 50/50 WEZ-lee and WES-lee. I say WES-lee and call him Wes quite often.

I had no idea the WEZ-lee pronunciation was so common when we named him as it's a family name in both mine and my husband's family and we'd only ever heard it said "WES-lee" except maybe on tv.

So, there doesn't even seem to be a regional difference in the pronunciation. Not one that I can find anyway. Everywhere we go it's still about 50/50 of people saying "Wes" or "Wez".
It may partially be a generational thing as it seems that people that are my parents' age or older are more likely to say "Wez-lee" and people around my age or younger tend to say "Wes-ley". If there is a generational difference, at least in the cities I frequently visit in Texas, it is only a slight one.

I really like this name and its nickname Wes. Wish names like this were more common than crap like Ryan and Tyler.