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Wesley

wes·ley

UK/ˈwɛsli/ US/ˈwɛzli/ fairly common

noun

1.

English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)

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2.

English clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791)

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Origin

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

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