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Wesley is a name with an Anglo-Saxon etymology. It is derived from the surname "Westlēah". The "Wes" portion of the name refers to the cardinal direction "West"; the "ley" portion is from "lēah", meaning a field, pasture, meadow, or other clearing in a forest. Thus, the name's origin refers to a "western lēah," or a field to the west.

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 • Bill 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 • 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==
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 T. Bishop, American politician • 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 Huff (born 1991), Canadian apologist and public speaker • 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 • Wes Studi (born 1947), Native American actor and film producer • 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==
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 ForceWesley Crusher, in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation • Wesley T. Owens, in the television series Mr. BelvedereWesley Pegden, from Last of the Summer Wine • Wesley Gibson, from the Millarworld series Wanted (and its film adaptation), Nemesis Reloaded, and Big GameWesley Wyndam-Pryce, from the television series Angel, originally introduced in Buffy the Vampire SlayerRobert Wesley, in the Star Trek franchise ==See also==
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