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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. Thus, the name's origin refers to a "western lea," or a field to the west.
The name was predominantly used as a surname until John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement, inspired some parents to name their sons after him.




Surname


The Wesley family, founders of Methodism and noted musicians, including:
Samuel Wesley (poet, died 1735) (1662–1735), minister and Stuart poet
Samuel Wesley (poet, died 1739), or Samuel Wesley the Younger, son of Samuel (1662–1735)
John Wesley (1703–1791), son of Samuel (1662–1735), the principal founder of the Methodist denomination of Protestant Christianity
Charles Wesley (1707–1788), son of Samuel (1662–1735), Methodist leader and prolific hymn writer
Charles Wesley junior (1757–1834), son of Charles (1707–1788), organist, composer
Samuel Wesley (composer, born 1766) (1766–1837), son of Charles (1707–1788), organist, composer
Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810–1876), son of the Samuel (1766–1837), organist, composer
Susanna Wesley (1669–1742), wife of Samuel Wesley (1662–1735)
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
Barry Wesley (born 1999), American football player
Billy Wesley (born 1971), American politician
Blake Wesley (ice hockey) (born 1959), former Canadian professional ice hockey player
Blake Wesley (basketball) (born 2003), American basketball player
Charles Wesley (1896–1944), Negro league baseball player
Dante Wesley (born 1979), American football player
David Wesley (born 1970), retired American basketball player
Fred Wesley (born 1943), American jazz trombonist
Glen Wesley (born 1968), former Canadian National Hockey League player
John Wesley (guitarist) (born 1962), American musician
Mary Wesley (1912–2002), British author
Mia Wesley, American actress
Paul Wesley (born 1982), American actor
Richard Wesley (born 1945), African American playwright
Rutina Wesley (born 1979), American actress
Dorsey Wesley, American record producer known as Megahertz
Walt Wesley (born 1945), former American basketball player
William Wesley (born 1964), American basketball player and agent




Given name


Wesley (footballer, born 1980) (Wesley Lopes da Silva), Brazilian footballer
Wesley (footballer, born 1981) (Wesley Barbosa De Morais), Brazilian footballer
Wesley (footballer, born 1987) (Wesley Lopes Beltrame), Brazilian footballer
Wesley (footballer, born 1989) (Wesley Karlos Piedade), Brazilian footballer
Wesley (footballer, born 1990) (Wesley Pacheco Gomes), Brazilian footballer
Wesley (footballer, born 1992) (Wesley dos Santos Rodrigues), Brazilian footballer
Wesley (footballer, born 1995) (Wesley Claudio Campos), Brazilian footballer
Wesley (footballer, born April 1996) (Wesley Pionteck Souza), Brazilian footballer
Wesley (footballer, born November 1996) (Wesley Moraes), Brazilian footballer
Wesley (footballer, born 1999) (Wesley Ribeiro), Brazilian footballer
Wesley (footballer, born April 2000) (Wesley Hudson da Silva), Brazilian footballer
Wesley (footballer, born 2002) (Wesley Pombo), Brazilian footballer
Wesley (footballer, born 2005) (Wesley Gassova), Brazilian footballer
Wesley Addy (1913–1996), American actor
Wesley Anderson (born 1969), American film director
Wesley Augusto Henn Marth (born 2000), Brazilian football player
Wesley G. Bush (born 1961), American business executive
Wesley Chesbro (born 1951), California Assemblyman and Senator
Wesley Chu (born 1976), American science fiction writer
Wesley Clark (born 1944), American military general, and politician
Wesley Correira (born 1978), American mixed martial artist
Wesley Cox (born 1955), American basketball player
Wesley Craven (1939–2015), American filmmaker
Wesley Gasolina (Wesley David de Oliveira Andrade, born 2000), Brazilian football player
Wesley Duncan (born 1980), American politician
Wesley Eure (born 1951), American actor
Wesley Fofana (footballer) (born 2000), French footballer
Wesley Fofana (rugby union) (born 1988), French rugby union player
Wesley French (born 1996), American football player
Wesley Henderson (born 1951), American architect, historian, and educator
Wesley Klein (born 1988), winner of the second series of Popstars (Netherlands)
Wesley Korir (born 1982), Kenyan athlete and politician
Wesley Matthews (born 1986), American basketball player
Wesley Morgan (born 1990), Canadian actor and model
Wesley Natã (born 1995), Brazilian footballer
Wes Nelson (born 1998), English television personality and singer
Wesley Pruden (1935–2019), American journalist
Wesley Ira Purkey (1952–2020), American convicted murderer
Wesley Santos (born 1991), Brazilian footballer
Wesley Scantlin (born 1972), Guitarist and singer for Puddle Of Mudd
Wesley Simms, co-founder of the Redfern All Blacks, an Indigenous Australian rugby league club
Wesley Sneijder (born 1984), Dutch footballer
Wesley Snipes (born 1962), American actor
Wesley So (born 1993), Filipino chess player
Wesley Somerville (born 1941), Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary
Wesley Stromberg (born 1993), American musician, member of band Emblem3
Wesley Tann (1928–2012), American fashion designer
Wesley Timoteo (born 2000), Canadian soccer player
Wesley Willis (1963–2003), American 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, in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation
Wesley T. Owens, in the television series Mr. Belvedere
Wesley Pegden, from Last of the Summer Wine
Wesley Gibson, from the Millarworld series Wanted (and its film adaptation), Nemesis Reloaded, and Big Game
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, from the television series Angel, originally introduced in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Robert Wesley, in the Star Trek franchise




See also


All pages with titles beginning with Wesley
All pages with titles containing Wesley
Wesly, given name
Wescley, given name
Wes (given name)
Westley (disambiguation)
Wesley Brown (disambiguation)
Charles Wesley (disambiguation)
Samuel Wesley (disambiguation)




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