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Es-may. Haven't ever met one that was Es-me (although there seem to be lots on here!

Es-may we were going to use it as a middle name but it's getting used a lot at the minute where I live

Is there a law that Esme threads have to be bumped once a year? I've already contributed to this thread twice. Now three times. In three different namechanges. I need to come up with something new to say about Esme.

I never even realised people pronounced it Es-me until I came on MN. To me it's Es-may.

How the Es-me pronouncers pronounce Renée, out of interest? And paté? Do they really say Ren-ee and pat-ee?!

I know one Esme - she's my dd & we pronounce it Es-me.

Es-may, not sure why.

Ez-mee - lovely

Wasn't Esme the boys version and Esmee the female one?

It's interesting to see this bumped thread.

We're considering Esme for DC3 due soon. I did some research that suggested the correct pn is Ez-may with the accent over the last e, from the French. It was a unisex name in France but has been regarded as female for many years now.

I much prefer the sound Ez-may to Ez-mee.

My Esme is 15 and def is called Esme not may.

I think Esmee sounds nice in French (Es-meh), but both Es-may and Es-mee sounds wrong to my ears.

Nice name but don't you find needing to have this sort of discussion puts you off?

Stop bumping Esme threads.

This instant.

i liked esme but i like it es-may an after months of back an forward about spelling an pronunication we decided on it as a middle name spelt esmae .

Ez-Mee, can't stand Es-May!

Es-mee (with an accent) i.e. more like Es-may

My daughter is called Esme and we have always pronounce it Es may, I think it is the same as Andre and names like that, no accent over the final e but still pronounced ay

There are two at our Brownie pack - both are Es-me

Nah, Esmay is just people pronouncing it wrong Ali.

I have an Esme and we pronounce it Es-mee. She sometimes gets Ezmay but I didn't know people pronounced it that way. I have always thought it was Esmee after my gran saying she had a friend at school with that name so I thought that was the 'old' way and Ezmay is a modern take on the name.

I'd say it Es-meh. I've only met 2 girls (both under 2) and I can't remember how their mums pr. it (but not like I would).

Please note that in France people would assume René and Esmé were boys and Renée and Esmée were girls.

I would pronounce it Es-may, but that's because I used to like that really dire Australian soap 'A Country Practice' when I was a teenager and that's how they pronounced it

Pronouncing it Esmay always makes me think of Des'ree that singer. Or is it Des'nee??? Oh I dunno, anyway I don't like it.

On another thread about the name Esme, some very learned person cam long and said all this stuff about French accents etc was a load of poo anyway. The name Esmee with accents does not actually get used over there at all.

But I dunno... is there a French person here who can confirm if it is a much used name over there? I know it was very common in Scotland at one time. For a boy!

Think in phonics it's short 'e'.