Wesley

Meanings

1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. John Wesley, founder of Methodism.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 18th century and later usage, today often without any religious connotations.
4. A place in the United States:
5. A census-designated place in Madison County, Arkansas.
6. An unincorporated community in Emanuel County, Georgia.
7. A township in Will County, Illinois.
8. An unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
9. A minor city and township in Kossuth County, Iowa.
10. A town in Washington County, Maine, named after John Wesley.
11. A township in Washington County, Ohio.
12. An unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma.

Etymology

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