masculine Wesley

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Origin:
germanic
Name Root:
*WES-T LēAH > Wesley
Meaning:*
This name derives from Several places in England. The name derives from the Proto-Germanic “*wes-t” (west) and the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) “lēah” (a woodland, a clearing (especially one used for farming), a meadow). The “wes” portion of the name refers to the Western cardinal direction, while the word “ley” refers to a field, pasture, or other clearings in a forest. Thus the name’s origin refers to an area to the west.

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United States Ranking #70


Namedoctor Weekly Ranking #2639

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Numerological Values: #8

A person with name-number 8 is ambitious, confident, practical and has a great ability to execute plans. They are achievers and seek to reach the top of their field through hard work.

Chakra Number: #8
Chakra "Etheric Body"

At the base of the skull or Cerebellum and is also found to be linked to the causal chakra just above the crown chakra to the left in the etheric body. This center enables the individual to achieve advanced out-of-body projection, etheric projection, spiritual perception, and spiritual wisdom. I use the word spiritual here because these abilities and ideas are larger than the self and the earth and is were the ability of remote viewing resides.

Color meaning: Black

Black is the color of the hidden, the secretive and the unknown, creating an air of mystery. It keeps things bottled up inside, hidden from the world. In color psychology the meaning of the color black is protection from external emotional stress. It creates a barrier between itself and the outside world, providing comfort while protecting its emotions and feelings, and hiding its vulnerabilities, insecurities and lack of self-confidence. In times of fear and uncertainty black contains the energy of the threatening unknown. In a positive state, black is seen as a restful emptiness into which anything may emerge and disappear once again. It is also mysterious, providing a sense of potential and possibility.

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Notable People and Personalities

wesley a. brown (1927–2012), african-american u.s. naval academy
Wesley Clark (born 1944), retired General of the United States Army
Wesley Cox (born 1955), former american NBA basketball player
wesley e. brown (1907–2012), u.s. district court judge
wesley fofana (born 1988), french rugby union player
wesley klein (born 1988), winner of the second series of popstars (netherlands)
wesley lopes beltrame (born 1987), brazilian football player
wesley lopes da silva (born 1980), brazilian football player
wesley morgan (born 1990), canadian actor and model
wesley sneijder (born 1984), dutch football player
wesley snipes (born 1962), american actor
wesley so (born 1993), filipino chess player
wesley willis (1963–2003), musician and painter