Bonnie
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Hi, guys —
I am trying to find the Christian meaning
of the name Wesley.
I've only found one source that affirmed it
means western meadow.
I'm not sure how to go about telling a child
his name means western meadow.
- Do you know of any other meaning for this
word?
Thank you,
Bonnie
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Mary
Ann replied:
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Bonnie —
See if there is a St. Wesley that
he is named after, or see if Wesley
is also a derivation of Wenceslaus,
a king and saint. If not, surely
he has another name, because generally
for Baptism
a saint's name or religious name
is also required.
By the way, the meaning is lovely.
Most names don't have holy meanings,
even saints names. Mary, for example,
means bitter in some of its
forms.
Mary Ann
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Eric
replied:
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Bonnie,
There is technically a Christian
association, if not a meaning. John
Wesley was an Anglican cleric who
founded the Methodist movement, now
known as the Methodist Church. This
however is not suitable for a Catholic
context.
As far as I can find, there is no
St. Wesley. I did see limited evidence
on the web that Wesley has been used
as a nickname for Wenceslaus, but
unless the parents originally either
named him Wenceslaus, or were inspired
by the name Wenceslaus, this probably
won't work.
- Can you focus on his middle name?
- How old is he?
Perhaps he can choose a meaningful
Christian Confirmation name.
Eric
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