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What do you think of these?

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welliesandpyjamas · 19/05/2012 13:10

Esme
Esmina
Emina

A clear theme there Grin
They all sound lovely and feminine to us, plus Esme is an old family name. Our two sons have family names.

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puds11 · 02/06/2012 12:38

I know an Esme, its a lovely name.

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welliesandpyjamas · 02/06/2012 12:37

How does Esme Emina sound? Surname is single syllable and starts with a hard consonant.

I think it sounds lovely :)

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LineRunner · 20/05/2012 15:38
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welliesandpyjamas · 20/05/2012 15:10

madamefolly I like the terry pratchet connection Grin

We have a good friend called Esmeralda though, so we've already discounted that one. It's a funny thing, but we've never been able to bring ourselves to use names of people we know! Just got to hope we don't meet an Esme before September!

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welliesandpyjamas · 20/05/2012 15:07

Oh, do it! On one of those thread where they desperately want an unusual name! If you do it, I'll back you up on it Grin

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LineRunner · 20/05/2012 15:04

wellies I may be forced to suggest Flair and Hickory on a suitable baby name thread. Or Flair-Hickory. Smile

MadamFolly · 20/05/2012 14:45

Esme also reminds me of Granny Weatherwax, which is a good thing.

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welliesandpyjamas · 20/05/2012 14:45

Grin linerunner - Flair Hickory!

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MadamFolly · 20/05/2012 14:44

How about Esmerelda? Beautiful and can be shortened to Esme.

LineRunner · 20/05/2012 14:36

MaryZ, I just read a book with a character called Flair Hickory in it. That's five hours of my life I'll never get back.

BikeRunSki · 20/05/2012 14:30

Esme, by a long shot.
Have not met another since I left school in 1989!

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welliesandpyjamas · 20/05/2012 14:30

I just googled it, maryz, and Hmm what a horrid sounding character. Confirms why I've never got caught up in any of these vampire programmes. Phew, glad the name doesn't have those associations for me!

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welliesandpyjamas · 20/05/2012 14:24

That's nicely put, madamemessy :) and I think you're right, we might regret it if we didn't.

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exoticfruits · 20/05/2012 14:19

If you have to have one, Esme us the best.

MadameMessy · 20/05/2012 14:18

Esme is lovely. Really. Go with that, its a family name, I think you'll regret it if you don't

exoticfruits · 20/05/2012 13:56

Emma or Emily are much nicer.

winkle2 · 20/05/2012 13:37

My friends 1 year old is called Emma - its unusual for that generation

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welliesandpyjamas · 20/05/2012 10:57

:) makingmama

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welliesandpyjamas · 20/05/2012 10:56

Emma has a lovely sound. But we're from the generation of there being at least two Emmas in every class!

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Makingmama · 20/05/2012 10:40

Esme is lovely

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welliesandpyjamas · 20/05/2012 10:38

Esme is winning this thread so far! I've searched for it in past threads and sometimes it seems to get voted against due to its recent popularity!

We've never met one so that sort of helps. Plus it's very special that it is one of DH's family names. (But the other two names are also lovely...)

What would go as a middle name with Esme? Any nice ideas?

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Badgerina · 20/05/2012 09:31

Esme is LOVELY. "Esmee" is a perfectly standard anglicised pn. Go for it.

I also really like Emma. It's so classic and low-key. A very beautiful name.

ripsishere · 20/05/2012 09:29

Love Esme, there isn't one at my DDs school if that's any help.
The other two sound a bit made up and I don't like Yasmina at all. HTH.

babyblabber · 20/05/2012 09:20

my niece is esme and it's pronounced es-may. have never heard esmee and wouldn't be mad on that to be honest, not half as pretty sounding. have only met one other esme (esmay) and both little girls are gorgeous little cuties so think it's a lovely name.