I really like the name [name_m]Wesley[/name_m], always have. For me, it seems to have everything going for it: it’s manly, has a long history of use, has an Old [name_u]West[/name_u] appeal while sounding professional, and it comes with the fun nickname, [name_m]Wes[/name_m]. The only problem? It’s the name of one of my relatives. [name_m]How[/name_m] do I find a name like [name_m]Wesley[/name_m]?!
You may have already found the perfect name, so no others might be able to fill [name_m]Wesley[/name_m]'s shoes because you still love the name [name_m]Wesley[/name_m]. Are you certain you can’t use it? There are 5 Davids in my family and it doesn’t cause problems. My cousin has a [name_f]Claire[/name_f] but I’m still considering [name_f]Clara[/name_f]. Names aren’t one-use-only and I hate to see someone not use a name they love just because someone else happened to use it before.
If you just can’t use it, here are few others that come to mind:
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Abe[/name_m], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] nn [name_m]Art[/name_m], [name_m]Thor[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ben[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] nn [name_u]Cal[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Gabe[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] nn [name_m]Hal[/name_m], [name_m]Hank[/name_m], [name_m]Harry[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m] nn [name_m]Ike[/name_m]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m] nn [name_m]Joe[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonard[/name_m]/[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]/[name_m]Leonardo[/name_m] nn [name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Miles[/name_m] nn [name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Ned[/name_m] (maybe from [name_m]Edward[/name_m]/[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]/[name_m]Edwin[/name_m])
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] nn [name_m]Oz[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m] nn [name_u]Quin[/name_u]/[name_m]Quent[/name_m]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m] nn [name_m]Russ[/name_m]
[name_m]Scott[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] nn [name_u]Theo[/name_u], Ted, [name_u]Teddy[/name_u]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] nn [name_m]Vin[/name_m], [name_m]Vince[/name_m]/ [name_m]Victor[/name_m] nn [name_u]Vic[/name_u]
[name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]
[name_m]Xander[/name_m], [name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]
I agree with the above that if you love it, use it. I’d only be hesitant if it was a cousin of the same age. Otherwise, I think nameberry had a Western names list you could look at. Or is it the ‘W’ at the beginning you like? Maybe [name_m]Weston[/name_m], [name_m]Winston[/name_m], or [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m]? Those all seem strong and manly with a long history of use. Or if you like the ‘ley,’ maybe look for names like that. Like; [name_m]Huxley[/name_m], [name_u]Finley[/name_u], or [name_u]Bentley[/name_u]. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] that helps!