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Thoughts on Wesley (wes)

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Kiwiburgh · 21/09/2024 19:18

I've only just found out I'm pregnant with baby number 3, we have two boys and I'm assuming the 3rd will also be a boy.
I've always liked the name Wesley nn Wes but I can see from old threads some people think it would be cruel, is it really that bad? We live in New Zealand where the names not common but not unusual.

Thanks 😊

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Wesrad2015 · 21/09/2024 22:58

We have an 8 nearly 9 year old Wesley and even 9 years on I still absolutely love the name ❤️ and would never consider it being anything else. He has plenty of nn with it Wes, Wessers, Weserly and even WW by his nearly 2 year old brother ❤️

He is named after The Princess Bride character which was my favourite film growing up, although that was Westley which I wasn't so keen on.

He is the only one we know of so I guess it isn't very common nowadays but I wouldn't change his name for the world.

Firsttimebabymummy · 21/09/2024 22:46

I think this is a marmite name

I personally dislike it but I do have a bad association as worked with a pervy Wesley.

KittyEmK · 21/09/2024 22:38

Love it.

timoteigirl · 21/09/2024 22:37

Love it. Never heard anyone said it would be bad / uncool.

MysteriousUsername · 21/09/2024 22:30

Shut up Wesley!

I'm a Star Trek fan, so it reminds me of Wesley Crusher.

That said, it's not a bad name, and certainly not a common name.

My DC went to school with a Wesley, so he'd be 20 now. I don't think I've ever met anyone else with the name.

Sandsnake · 21/09/2024 22:29

I really dislike it, sorry!

MrsCarson · 21/09/2024 22:27

I like it, it was my Dh's Grandfather in the US. I never met him. He was pilot in WW2.

TootieeFruitiee · 21/09/2024 22:26

Absolutely love it!

FrancisSeaton · 21/09/2024 22:25

Awful very 80s

user47 · 21/09/2024 22:05

It's super cool, Jamaican, 🇯🇲

Normallynumb · 21/09/2024 22:04

Yes, I like Wesley
I have 3 boys, so it's likely a boy!

LucyEleanorModeratz · 21/09/2024 21:58

Utterly awful, IMO. But it’s your baby and so yours is the only opinion that matters 😊

yousexybugger · 21/09/2024 21:47

It's a perfectly useable name but I don't think likely to be a universal crowd pleaser so if you like it, just go for it. Sorry but personally can't see the appeal in it.

I wouldn't feel this way about say, Calvin/ Reformation, maybe because it's more used but I would think 'Methodism'.

AmeliaEarache · 21/09/2024 21:45

I like it with a T, like the Dread Pirate Westley. I never could resist a man who says As You Wish.

You know that having 2 boys doesn’t mean this one will be, right? It’s like a coin toss, it has no memory of what went before, it’s still 50:50.

Moreteaandchocolate · 21/09/2024 21:41

I think it’s more popular / less dated in the US than the UK - so maybe it’s got cooler connotations in New Zealand too? Objectively it sounds good, just dated to me in the UK.

moonshinepoursthroughmywindow · 21/09/2024 21:34

Not an ugly name, but people might assume a religious connection - would you be OK with that?

Snowdropsarelovely · 21/09/2024 21:21

Personally I'm not keen, I feel like it's an old man name

muffledvoice · 21/09/2024 21:13

Knowing three with that name one born in the 80s, one in the 90s and the final born in the 2010s

Pyjamatimenow · 21/09/2024 21:04

In my head it’s too close to weasel. It’s a hideous name.

Zimunya · 21/09/2024 21:04

Congratulations, OP! Are you planning on using the English (Wez-Lee) or American (Wess -Lee) pronunciation?

Igglepigglesgrubbyblanket · 21/09/2024 21:03

I like Wesley!

shoopshoopdedoo · 21/09/2024 21:01

I quite like it!

RockyRogue1001 · 21/09/2024 20:29

Angel!

SanMarzano · 21/09/2024 19:55

I think Methodism and the Princess Bride (although that’s Westley)

ladygindiva · 21/09/2024 19:51

I know a little Wes, he's about six. I think it's great, different without being too out there, classic without being boring.

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