Wes

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/wɛs//wɛz/

proper noun

A diminutive of the male given names Wesley and Weston.

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the male given names Wesley and Weston.

    On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.

    2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 Feb 2024
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    In the chairman's telling, he had to fax Clark a better plan – the same one that would be criticized for its incoherence – and left it for the telegenic Clark to "brief well in front of the cameras." Privately, Shelton seethed that Clark was "absolutely in it for whatever was best for Wes."

    2012 August 13, Spencer Ackerman, “Wesley Clark Goes From 4-Star General to Reality TV Punchline”, in Wired, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2021

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APA

Wes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wes

MLA

“Wes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wes. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wes,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wes.

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