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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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welliesandpyjamas · 20/05/2012 07:55

That's nice then. Thanks.

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winkle2 · 20/05/2012 00:30

To sound like Emily

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welliesandpyjamas · 19/05/2012 21:03

How was it pronounced?

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winkle2 · 19/05/2012 20:40

I knew an Emine - I think it's Turkish.

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welliesandpyjamas · 19/05/2012 19:16

Emine doesn't sound feminine ebough to me. Yasmina is nice, will have to have a think about that one too.

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LineRunner · 19/05/2012 19:09

Esme

Gdansk · 19/05/2012 19:07

Esmes are everywhere - dull.

I like Yasmina, but not Esmina

Emine?

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welliesandpyjamas · 19/05/2012 18:37

Oh, and it would be Esme pronounced Esmee.

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welliesandpyjamas · 19/05/2012 18:37

Thanks for the extra posts :)

Emina is a Bosnian name. We lived there for a while. Pronounced Em-eena.

Esmina we thought was a nice mix of the other two names but it turns out it's a genuine name anyway! Pronounced Es-meena.

I like Amina too, winkle2, but know one already so it's further down the list.

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winkle2 · 19/05/2012 18:24

Amina is an Indian name and lovely.

pixiestix · 19/05/2012 18:23

Esme

The other two sound odd and not that pleasant to me.

Allthesanityinme · 19/05/2012 17:37

Esme
Esmina
Emina

Definitely Esme, the other two don't sound like 'proper names' imo

Eglu · 19/05/2012 15:12

Esme, pronounced Esmee not Esmay.

sonniboo · 19/05/2012 15:08

I quite like the sound of Esmina actually, also like Yasmina, more so than Esme tbh. I also often struggle with the pronunciation of Esme (the French way or the English way?).

I don't like Emina.

RighteousDude · 19/05/2012 14:09

emina = enema

Go with Esme :)

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welliesandpyjamas · 19/05/2012 13:57

Ah, twilight doesn't even mean anything to me (although I'm guessing it's a vampire type of programme iirc?) so pretty safe there!

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Showmethemhappyfeet · 19/05/2012 13:53

Esme definitely. As long as the Twilight connection doesn't bother you! (no doubt Twilight will be long gone by the time she gets to school age anyway)

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welliesandpyjamas · 19/05/2012 13:36

Ah, another one for Esme :)

Do the other two sound 'wrong' or too unusual or do you just prefer Esme?

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PlayEatSleep · 19/05/2012 13:15

Esme

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welliesandpyjamas · 19/05/2012 13:14

:)

No, no accent, just keep it as it was used in the family (Esme) if we go with it.

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Lunarlyte · 19/05/2012 13:12

Esme! God , it's beautiful! Go with Esme!

Are you going to accent the last 'e'?

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