Grace or Esme?

[Emma930]

Please vote, we are from Worcester area xx

[happymum73]

Esme, Grace is very popular.

Or Esme Grace?

[Emma930]

I've so know a couple of Graces, I thought it was dropping in popularity.
I don't want her to be one of ten graces in her class though!
Do you know any Esme's? X

[HeyCat]

I know 4 Graces aged 3 and under, and have never met an Esme.

Esme is a classic and underused, go for it.

[CrispyBathTowel]

I prefer Esme. Depends if other peoples pronunciation would bother you though - some say Es-me, others say Es-may.

[Emma930]

I'd hope they would get it if corrected once.
I do like I pronounced both ways though, which is more common? X

[Rockaby]

I know three Graces, (two toddlers, one adult in her thirties), and three Esmes, (a baby, a toddler and an adult in her seventies, who hates her name and cannot understand why it's gaining in popularity! I still like it though ).

Fwiw, I think Grace is more timeless, but there are probably more of them. Esme is a bit trendy ATM, I think.

Both are pretty, but I think I slightly prefer Esme.

[Madeyemoodysmum]

Esme

[Rockaby]

Re pronunciation, two of the Esmes I know are pronounced Es-me. The other is Es-may.

[Emma930]

Ah no, what a shame to hear your friend Esme hates her name :( x

[ShiningArmour]

I love Esme, I don't know any, but know two called Grace.

[Rockaby]

Yeah, it baffles me op as it's so pretty! I think some people do just hate their own names.

[Jooni]

I love Esme but it's definitely not underused. It pretty popular round here, but very lovely. The different pronunciations would make me hesitant to use it though - I don't really like "ez-may" and lots of people say it like that regardless of spelling.

[auntym]

Both lovely but Grace gets my vote. Esme sounds in some accents like "there's my..." so make sure your surname isn't a noun like Ball or it could sound like "there's my ball" iyswim.

[Emma930]

I think I prefer it pronounced Es-me rather than May but do like both.

Prehaps Grace would be a
Better choice then. Only thing is I'm an Emma and was one of four in my year group at school so I've never really liked it as I was always known by first name and surname!!! X

[CricketRuntAndRashers]

Grace is a popular but also rather timeless choice imo.
And it's a really sweet choice :)

[Lemondrop99]

I'm in London and there's quite a few Esmes popping up all over. I thought it was pretty until I heard a woman screeching like a fish wife through the supermarket "Es-maaaaaaaaay, Es-maaaaaay, get back 'ere!" Ergh, if seemed really ugly to me since then.

So I'll pick Grace!

[DissonantInterval]

I like both a lot but Esme a little more. And it's not used as often as Grace.

[Sophronia]

Grace.

[CaipirinhasAllRound]

I don't like Esme, find it a bit sickly sweet, sorry!

[Rockaby]

Tbh, if you really want to avoid having more than one child of the same name in your DD's class then I wouldn't choose either of these (sorry). Neither of them are super popular, but there's a fair chance she could be Esme surname or Grace surname. That said, there's always a chance of that happening isn't there? I've heard many times of someone picking a name which they thought was really unusual, only to turn up to nursery and there be two others in the same year group!

[Emma930]

That's true!
I've heard lots of different names recently!
The most popular girls name where I live is Isabell at the moment! X

[wakkapaca]

Esmae

[daisypond]

Grace, by miles.

[YoungYolandaYorgensen39]

Esme(ralda)

[rattieofcarcassone]

Grace. Esme is really popular where I am but I've not met a baby Grace.