Wesley

Wesley is a name with an Anglo-Norman etymology. The "wes" portion of the name refers to the Western cardinal direction, while the word "lea" refers to a field, pasture, or other clearing in a forest.[1] Thus, the name's origin refers to a "western lea," or a field to the west.[2]

The name was predominantly used as a surname until John Wesley, founder of the Methodist church, inspired some parents to name their sons after him.

Surname

The Wesley family, founders of Methodism and noted musicians, including:
- Samuel Wesley (poet) (1662–1735), minister and Stuart poet
- John Wesley (1703–1791), son of the above, the principal founder of the Methodist denomination of Protestant Christianity
- Charles Wesley (1707–1788), younger brother of the above, Methodist leader and prolific hymn writer
- Charles Wesley junior (1757–1834), son of the above, organist, composer
- Samuel Wesley (1766–1837), younger brother of the above, organist, composer
- Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876), son of the above, organist, composer
- Susanna Wesley (1669–1742), wife of Samuel Wesley (poet)
Antoine Wesley (born 1997), American football player
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), a British soldier and statesman best known for defeating Napoleon, was born as Arthur Wesley
August Wesley (1887–1942), Finnish journalist, trade unionist and revolutionary
Blake Wesley (b. 1959), former Canadian professional ice hockey player
Charles Wesley (1896–1944), Negro league baseball player
Dante Wesley (b. 1979), American football player
David Wesley (b. 1970), retired American basketball player
Fred Wesley (b. 1943), American jazz trombonist
Glen Wesley (b. 1968), former Canadian National Hockey League player
John Wesley (guitarist) (b. 1962), American musician
Mary Wesley (1912–2002), British author
Paul Wesley (b. 1982), American actor
Richard Wesley (b. 1945), African American playwright
Rutina Wesley, American actress
Megahertz (record producer) (Dorsey Wesley), Record Producer
Walt Wesley (b. 1945), former American basketball player
William Wesley (b. 1964), American basketball player and agent

Given name

Wesley Addy, American actor
Wesley Anderson, American film director
Wesley Barbosa De Morais, Brazilian football player
Wesley T. Bishop, American academic, lawyer, and politician
Wesley Brown (disambiguation), several people
Wesley G. Bush, American business executive
Wesley Chesbro, California Assemblyman and Senator
Wesley Chu (b. 1976), American science fiction writer
Wesley Clark, American military general, and politician
Wesley Correira, American mixed martial artist
Wesley Cox, American basketball player
Wesley Craven, American filmmaker
Wesley David de Oliveira Andrade, Brazilian football player
Wesley Fofana, French rugby union player
Wesley Klein, winner of the second series of Popstars (Netherlands)
Wesley Korir (b. 1982), Kenyan athlete and politician
Wesley Lopes Beltrame, Brazilian football player
Wesley Lopes da Silva, Brazilian football player
Wesley Matthews, American basketball player
Wesley Moraes, Brazilian football player
Wesley Morgan, Canadian actor and model
Wesley Pruden, American journalist
Wesley Scantlin, Guitarist and singer for Puddle Of Mudd
Wesley Sneijder, Dutch football player
Wesley Snipes, American actor
Wesley So, Filipino chess player
Wesley Somerville, Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary
Wesley Stromberg, American musician, member of band Emblem3
Wesley Willis, schizophrenic cult musician and painter

Fictional characters

Wesley Dodds, The first of many DC Comics superheroes using the name Sandman
Westley, from The Princess Bride, a 1973 novel and 1987 film
Wesley "Wes" Collins, from Power Rangers Time Force
Wesley Crusher, from Star Trek: The Next Generation
Wesley T. Owens, a character from Mr. Belvedere
Wesley Pegden, from Last of the Summer Wine
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, from the television series Angel, originally introduced in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Other

Wesley (film), a 2009 biopic about John Wesley and Charles Wesley

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References

"Names First: Wesley". Retrieved 14 February 2018.
"Lee records". homepage.eircom.net. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

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[1] "Names First: Wesley". Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[2] "Lee records". homepage.eircom.net. Retrieved 14 February 2018.