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How do you pronounce Esme?

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Muddywellyboots · 29/01/2016 13:10

Our 3mo DD is called Esme. We love it and pronounce it Esmay. However everyone calls her Esmee despite us introducing her as Esmay. Just wondered what the consensus was?

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roomonmybroom · 29/01/2016 13:27

I only know one and it is pronounced Ez May, but she does use the french ecoute? over the end E which helped to know which way she prefers.

JingsAndCrivens · 29/01/2016 13:25

Both are correct. Bit rude of people to persist with one pronunciation when you've told them it's the other.

JennyOnAPlate · 29/01/2016 13:24

I know of 2 and both are pronounced esmee.

kaymondo · 29/01/2016 13:22

I would say Es-mee (British version). I think the Es-may pronunciation is more American!

Obviously you could have avoided all this by spelling it like someone who goes to my DD's preschool, who has an Ez-mai Confused

StitchesInTime · 29/01/2016 13:21

The Esme's I know all pronounce it Ez-mee

PolyesterBride · 29/01/2016 13:20

Ez-may

SoftBlocks · 29/01/2016 13:20

Ez-may

EeyoresTail · 29/01/2016 13:19

Ez-mee as the only one I have come across was short for Esmeralda

Needaninsight · 29/01/2016 13:17

Ez-May

But given how common the name is now, it really wouldn't surprise me if you get a lot of people saying Ez-mee as that's how it's spelt iykwim.

ThatsIrrelephant · 29/01/2016 13:16

I know an Ez-mee.

DontKillMyVibe · 29/01/2016 13:16

Es-mee would be my default tbh unless I was specifically told otherwise

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 29/01/2016 13:15

Ez-may.

charliedontsurf · 29/01/2016 13:14

I know an Esme and everyone says Esmay. Never heard Esmee!

PurpleDaisies · 29/01/2016 13:14

Ez-may would be my default but I wouldn't be surprised if someone corrected me to Ez-mee.

BettyBi0 · 29/01/2016 13:13

The 2 that I've known both pronounced it Ez-mee. Sorry that doesn't help much!

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