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Wesley

  • /ˈwɛsli/
  • /ˈwɛzli/

Rhymes with -ɛsli, -ɛzli

Where it comes from

Several places in England, from Old English west (“west”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to west + -ley (“lea”).

proper noun Wesleys

  1. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English. John Wesley, founder of Methodism.
  2. countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname, of 18th century and later usage, today often without any religious connotations.
  3. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Madison County, Arkansas.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Emanuel County, Georgia.
  5. countable, uncountable A township in Will County, Illinois.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
  7. countable, uncountable A minor city and township in Kossuth County, Iowa.
  8. countable, uncountable A town in Washington County, Maine, named after John Wesley.
  9. countable, uncountable A township in Washington County, Ohio.
  10. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma.
  11. countable, uncountable A former community in Wood County, West Virginia.
  12. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
  13. countable, uncountable A village in north-east Dominica.
  14. countable, uncountable A southern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
  15. countable, uncountable A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: john wesley, addison, longman, wisely, ison, field, grassland, prairie, plain, meadow, pasture, moor, heath, paddock, range, lea

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"Wesley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wesley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Wesley. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wesley

Chicago

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@misc{wesley_2026,
  title = {Wesley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wesley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}