Wesley
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈwɛsli//
- //ˈwɛzli//
A habitational surname from Old English.
proper noun
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A habitational surname from Old English.
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John Wesley, founder of Methodism.
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A male given name transferred from the surname, of 18th century and later usage, today often without any religious connotations.
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A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Madison County, Arkansas.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Emanuel County, Georgia.
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A place in the United States: A township in Will County, Illinois.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
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A place in the United States: A minor city and township in Kossuth County, Iowa.
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A place in the United States: A town in Washington County, Maine, named after John Wesley.
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A place in the United States: A township in Washington County, Ohio.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma.
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A place in the United States: A former community in Wood County, West Virginia.
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A hamlet in Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
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A village in north-east Dominica.
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A southern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
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A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.
Etymology
Several places in England, from Old English west (“west”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to west + -ley (“lea”).
Forms
- plural
- Wesleys
Wesley · A habitational surname from Old English.
west · The direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation,…West · Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal…western · Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.