https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 00:53:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-baby-boy-name#post-2526695 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 10:13:57 +0000 hb3233 2526695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like others, I have never heard of Westley. Both Wesley and Brody are great - you can't go wrong! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-baby-boy-name#post-2526405 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:11:01 +0000 Ra 2526405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son's name is Brady so obviously I love it. Who cares if people think it's after Tom Brady?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-baby-boy-name#post-2526206 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 14:40:09 +0000 skipra 2526206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the same issue with a unique last name starting with an S. With our second I just couldn't get on board with a first name I LOVED ending with an S. So while I love the name Wes, I really think it depends on your last name. Like with Smith or Sullivan, no big deal, but if there's any chance it would make your last name more confusing I'd give it more thought.<br /> Right now we are expecting our third and so far the only name we both love ends with X, which is really tough with our last name. I have about 5 months to decide if I care! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-baby-boy-name#post-2526114 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:48:14 +0000 twodoghouse 2526114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I LOVE the name Wes! I don't know any Westleys, so I would always assume it was Wesley. I much prefer it to Brody! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-baby-boy-name#post-2526113 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:47:08 +0000 mrsjd 2526113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't like Wesley personally. I do like Brady or Brody. I agree that the Tom Brady effect won't last but I can see how your DH would be hesitant to use it. </p> <p>Other names within that same feel to me are: Cason, Logan, Brant. Hope that helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-baby-boy-name#post-2526111 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:45:25 +0000 Truth Bombs 2526111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a fellow Pats fan, if someone in NE named a kid Brady, I would definitely assume it was a nod to Tom. I like Wesley! And I don't think the S last name is an issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-baby-boy-name#post-2526105 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:40:17 +0000 Pancakes 2526105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@RonjaL7: If you like the name Brady but not Brody (I am with you on this), how about Grady or Bradley or Braden or Brendan (Brendan has the potential to be misspelled as Brandon, though).</p> <p>FWIW I like Wesley more than Brody and the "s" in Wes and your last name may run together a bit but it's probably not a big deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-baby-boy-name#post-2526104 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:39:14 +0000 raspberries 2526104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Brady more than Wesley, and Wesley more than Brody... but I also live in Massachusetts. For what it's worth, Tom Brady's already 38 and can't play football forever... by the time your little guy is an adult, it'd be a non-issue, I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-baby-boy-name#post-2526098 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:33:11 +0000 simplyfelicity 2526098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe autocorrect did that because it is a proper noun? I like Wesley more than Brody. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-baby-boy-name#post-2526071 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:00:46 +0000 sleepybear 2526071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a last name the started with S and son named Wes - I've never noticed a problem with pronouncing it. People also tend to assume that Wes is short for Wesley (although some people do ask if I said Wes or West) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-baby-boy-name#post-2526063 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 12:52:23 +0000 macintosh 2526063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know someone with a baby boy named Wesley. They call him Wes, it's super cute! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-baby-boy-name#post-2526023 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 11:53:16 +0000 Mrs. Pickles 2526023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really like Wesley, I would never even think to write it Westley TBH</p> <p>as long as you wouldn't have an "S' middle name I think Wes with a "S" last name should sound fine</p> <p>as far as Brody, you can also spell Brodie :) but Wesley is my favorite </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-baby-boy-name#post-2525679 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 07:33:51 +0000 Corduroy 2525679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Wesley, it made our short list. Westley is the name in Princess Bride but I think Wesley is much more common. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-baby-boy-name#post-2525668 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 07:28:41 +0000 Foodnerd81 2525668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with your husband about Brady- if I met him here in New England I would assume you are patriots fans. As for Wesley, I would assume that spelling and have never heard of westley. I personally like it better than Brody but it's not my kid! Names are hard! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-baby-boy-name#post-2525666 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 07:27:29 +0000 Alba4 2525666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think Wes and then last name that starts with an s is hard to pronounce. Wesley is a cute name. 2 of my friends have named their son that name in the past couple of months. Weston is another option too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-with-baby-boy-name#post-2525662 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 07:23:07 +0000 RonjaL7 2525662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I have a rare (in the US) and hard to pronounce name due to it's spelling. Therefore, one of my criteria for baby names is that it is rarely mispronounced and easy to spell. For example, my daughter's name is Rose.</p> <p>We are moments away from having a son, and have not agreed on a name. My favorite name is Brady, which my husband won't go for because we live in New England and he thinks everyone will think it is for Tom Brady (it wasn't, but he has a point). So he came up with Brody, which I like but not as much as Brady. But seeing how he won't cave, Brody ended up on the short list.</p> <p>Now one of the other names I'm having a time with is his #1 pick... Wesley. For starters I feel like people won't know if it is Wesley or Westley. Interesting enough Westley came up on my spell checker while typing as incorrect, but Wesley did not. That alone may have helped me. :happy: </p> <p>Also, we wouldn't call him Wesley very often and would most likely use Wes. However our last name starts with an "S". Would that be super hard to say?</p> <p>Help.... </p>