How do you spell es/a/may

[cleoteacher]

Dh and I are looking a baby names for dd due in 4 weeks and really struggling. We like esme ( pronounced es may) but not pronounced as es me) but really I like it pronounced es a May but unsure how to spell it.

[andadietcoke]

Esmé?

[babyblabber]

Esme. My gorgeous niece

[cleoteacher]

Is esme pronounced es/May or es/a/may though? Worried would spend our lives spelling it to people.

[skylark2]

There isn't a standard name pronounced es-a-may. You (and your poor DD) will spend your life explaining to people than no, her name isn't Esme, it's something her parents made up.

[evertonmint]

It's es/may

You could use Es/a/may but I wouldn't spell it Esme as you'd always be correcting people's pronunciation. You'd have to come up with a spelling for it as it's not a name (not horrid though - would work but would need a different spelling to Esme or she'd just become Es/may)

[babyblabber]

Esme is - ez-may

Have seen on hear that done people pronounce it ez-mee but have never come across that in real life

[babyblabber]

"On here that some" sorry!

[guitarosauras]

Emse pronounced es/ may

[Grittzio]

My DD is Esme, pronounced Esmee. Esmay should have an accent on 'e'.

[squoosh]

It can be es-may or es-mee. Spelt Esmé or Esme.

Never pronounced es-a-may. Sounds too much like Tresemeé shampoo.

[cleoteacher]

Thanks guys.

[dimdommilpot]

I have an Esme pronouned Esmay. She has never been called Esmee as we never introduce her as Esmee.