Baby name
STABLE
🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 Wes
/WES/
Meaning
“Western wood or clearing”
Short form of Wesley and other names beginning with Wes. Wesley is an English surname taken from a place name, formed from Old English west ('west') and lēah ('wood, clearing'), meaning 'western wood' or 'western clearing'. Wes is also used as an independent given name in its own right.
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How it ages.
A short, easygoing name that works well either as a standalone choice or as a casual form of Wesley.
The cultural moment.
Rare on its own; most often heard as a short form of Wesley in English-speaking families.