Names that feel like Wesley?

Boy Names
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I absolutely love the name [name_m]Wesley[/name_m]. It has the right balance of soft and masculine, I like the sound, and it’s recognizable without feeling common or expected. The problem is, I have an Uncle [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] and he goes by [name_m]Wes[/name_m] just as often as [name_m]Wesley[/name_m]. I do not want any of my kids to share names or nicknames with my family, so other [name_m]Wes[/name_m] names are pretty much out as well.
The only name I can think of that comes close is [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], but it’s too popular and not quite as strong sounding as I would like.

Any ideas??

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[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]? [name_u]Flynn[/name_u]?

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I like [name_u]Flynn[/name_u], and it definitely fits what I’m looking for better than [name_m]Ezra[/name_m]

I guess the short version of what I’m looking for is:
Recognizable but unexpected
Masculine, but not harsh sounding
Has nn potential

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What about [name_u]Finley[/name_u]? It has the same feel like [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] - it is soft and musculine and there is also the adorable nickname [name_u]Finn[/name_u]! Other names that I think are similar to [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] are [name_m]Milo[/name_m], [name_u]Riley[/name_u] (it might feel too feminine for you, but this was actually the first one that popped into my head), [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_m]Ronan[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_u]Jude[/name_u], [name_m]Levi[/name_m], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_m]Brody[/name_m] and [name_m]Liam[/name_m].

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[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Chester[/name_m]
[name_m]Huxley[/name_m]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnick[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Radley[/name_m]
[name_m]Willem[/name_m]
[name_m]Mathis[/name_m]
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u]
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u]
[name_m]Tavish[/name_m]
[name_m]Pascal[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennet[/name_m]
[name_m]Innes[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnan[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxim[/name_m]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]
[name_m]Elwood[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]

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[name_u]Teagan[/name_u] “[name_m]Teague[/name_m]”
[name_m]Bodhi[/name_m] “[name_u]Bo[/name_u]”
[name_u]Tatum[/name_u] “[name_u]Tate[/name_u]”
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u] “[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]”
[name_m]Graham[/name_m] “[name_u]Gray[/name_u]”
[name_u]Asa[/name_u] “[name_m]Ace[/name_m]”
[name_m]Abner[/name_m] “[name_m]Abe[/name_m]”
[name_u]August[/name_u] “[name_u]Gus[/name_u]”
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]/ [name_m]Callum[/name_m] “[name_u]Cal[/name_u]”
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] “[name_m]Cy[/name_m]”
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] “[name_m]Mac[/name_m]”
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m] “[name_m]Kip[/name_m]”
[name_u]Camden[/name_u] “[name_u]Denny[/name_u]”
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m] “[name_f]Nova[/name_f]”
[name_m]Dawson[/name_m] “[name_u]Sonny[/name_u]”
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]/[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] “[name_m]Eli[/name_m]”
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m] “[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]”
[name_m]Hewitt[/name_m] “[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]”
[name_m]Harland[/name_m] “[name_m]Hank[/name_m]” “[name_u]Harley[/name_u]”
[name_m]Judah[/name_m] “[name_u]Jude[/name_u]”
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] “[name_u]Perry[/name_u]”
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] “[name_m]Cole[/name_m]”
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]/[name_u]Leland[/name_u] “[name_m]Leo[/name_m]”
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] “[name_u]Gus[/name_u]”
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] “[name_m]Ozzy[/name_m]”
[name_m]Orson[/name_m] “[name_u]Sonny[/name_u]”
[name_m]Pheonix[/name_m] “[name_u]Finn[/name_u]”
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u]*"[name_u]Wally[/name_u]" "[name_m]Ace[/name_m]

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Some great suggestions so far … I particularly like [name_m]Dashiell[/name_m] and [name_u]Wallace[/name_u]!

[name_m]How[/name_m] about:

[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] “[name_u]Jem[/name_u]” “[name_u]Remy[/name_u]”
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] “[name_u]Kit[/name_u]”
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] “[name_m]Cap[/name_m]” “[name_m]Cas[/name_m]”
Beaumont “[name_u]Beau[/name_u]” “[name_m]Monty[/name_m]”
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] “[name_m]Monty[/name_m]”
[name_m]Archibald[/name_m] “[name_m]Archie[/name_m]”
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m] “[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]”

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When I think of soft yet masculine, I think of:

[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_u]Linden[/name_u]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m]

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I am loving a lot of these suggestions thank y’all so much!
My favorites so far are
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] nn [name_u]Perry[/name_u]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u] nn [name_m]Ace[/name_m]
[name_m]Hewitt[/name_m] nn [name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] nn [name_m]Cy[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcom[/name_m] nn [name_m]Mac[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_m]Finnick[/name_m] nn [name_u]Finn[/name_u]

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[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] is one of my top boy names as well! I love the sound and feel of it and that it means western meadow. Here are my suggestions (apologize for any repeats)

[name_m]Emrys[/name_m] - It’s a Welsh name that is uncommon, but flows off the tongue well. I saw a poster say they use the nickname [name_u]Remy[/name_u] for [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] and I thought that was brilliant!

[name_u]Finley[/name_u] - Shares the ending with [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] but it is moving up the girl name list if that bothers you. I still love [name_u]Finley[/name_u] and he can go by [name_m]Fin[/name_m] or [name_u]Lee[/name_u].

[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]/[name_u]Lesley[/name_u] - OK so I know that most people automatically think girl with the name [name_u]Leslie[/name_u], but I loooove [name_u]Leslie[/name_u] on a boy. Can go by [name_u]Les[/name_u]/Lez

[name_u]Ellis[/name_u] - It means benevolent which I love. Some people may comment about [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] Island but I think this is a lovely, soft boy name.

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[name_m]Cooper[/name_m]
[name_m]Warner[/name_m]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_u]Porter[/name_u]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_u]Ashton[/name_u]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]
[name_m]Tucker[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]