<p>i’ve heard a few different pronunciations of wesleyan, including “WES-lee-ann” and “wes-LAY-in”. what’s the right way?</p>
<p>I think it’s the first. Almost positive.</p>
<p>yes it’s the first one… WES-lee-ann… although when pronounced quickly, such as in conversation, sounds like WES-lee-en</p>
<p>I think Wesleyan is named for John Wesley, so, yeah, Wes-lee-en.</p>
<p>You’d be surprised how much controversy there is about that on campus 
The common controversy is:
WES-leyan vs. WEZ-leyan
I’m a fan of the second one… but it arouses debate :D</p>
<p>haha interesting how that’s a topic for debate. i like the WEZ…it sounds laid-back.</p>
<p>i think that the original john wesley would be more than slightly amused to find out that his name is now wezley…</p>
<p>actually, he was british, so his name is correctly pronounced wezley. the school named after him, though, says the official pronunciation is wes-leyan. the vast majority of students say wez-leyan, though.</p>
<p>Do you think the way I pronounced it Wes-ley-ann in the interview got me rejected?:D</p>