Meanings
plural Wesleys
- countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname, of 18th century and later usage, today often without any religious connotations.
- A place in the United States:
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in Madison County, Arkansas.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Emanuel County, Georgia.
- countableuncountableA township in Will County, Illinois.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
- countableuncountableA minor city and township in Kossuth County, Iowa.
- countableuncountableA town in Washington County, Maine, named after John Wesley.
- countableuncountableA township in Washington County, Ohio.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma.
- countableuncountableA former community in Wood County, West Virginia.
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
- countableuncountableA southern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
- countableuncountableA town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.
Origin
- Old Englishwest“west”
- EnglishWesley
Several places in England, from Old English west (“west”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to west + -ley (“lea”).
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Cite this entry
Wesley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wesley
“Wesley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wesley. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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