About Wellesley
The name "Wellesley" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "wella" meaning "spring" and "leah" meaning "woodland" or "clearing." Therefore, the name Wellesley can be interpreted to mean "woodland clearing with a spring" or "clearing by the spring." It is a surname that has also been used as a given name, most notably associated with the prestigious Wellesley College in Massachusetts, named after the prominent Wellesley family.
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Wellesley is considered a unisex name, and is used by both males 30.23% and females 69.77%, based on recent birth statistics.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -38.46% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Wellesley in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Wellesley using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.