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How do you pronounce Esme ?

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littlepooch · 16/03/2018 21:13

I've seen this name a few times recently but not sure how it's pronounced ? It's so pretty written down!

Is it Ez-May
Or Ez-Me

Or something else?

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Snowysky20009 · 22/03/2018 10:28

My number one name for bump until it turned out to be a boy!
Ez-me without an accent, Ez-mae with an accent.
I still love love love the name, however baby making days are over- so now I try and persuade others to use it. But have found it's a marmite name Confused

littlemissalwaystired · 20/03/2018 13:32

Ez-mee would be my default. Much prefer it to ez-may as for some reason I find that more of a mouthful to say.

Rumpledpumpkin · 20/03/2018 13:22

Ez-may

bringbackfonzi · 20/03/2018 13:17

On a similar note, I think Bronte (as in Charlotte and Emily) should be pronounced Brontee not Brontay. But that has those two dots over the e, unlike Esme.

bringbackfonzi · 20/03/2018 13:14

Ez-mee. I also prefer this pronunciation.

MammaH2018 · 20/03/2018 10:25

Ehz-may

dancingunicorns123 · 20/03/2018 10:23

Only Esmes I know are Ez-may

lovelsa · 19/03/2018 12:23

I've only ever met Es-mays. Never an Es-me.

florascotia2 · 17/03/2018 11:14

Esme and Esmeralda have two different origins.

Esme (with an acute accent over the final e) is the past participle of a French verb, used as an adjective. It means 'esteemed' or 'beloved'. It was originally used as a male name; in French, the final single e spelling is male. The female equivalent would be Esmee (with an acute accent over the middle e). But today the male version seems to be used as a female name.

Esme is sometimes used as a short form of Esmeralda, a 'jewel' name. Esmeralda means Emerald in Spanish.

Bonkersblond · 17/03/2018 10:41

Grobags - mines just an Esme, mostly Essie as a pp, but Esmeralda as a ‘I need you to do something’!

Superbeagle - how rude, maybe the name just doesn’t cut it with an Aussie accent.

Grobagsforever · 17/03/2018 07:54

Out of interest are most Esmes Esmerelda or do most ppl just put the short from on the birth certificate? I love mine being Esmerelda as it means she has more options

Joeybee · 17/03/2018 05:04

Ez-May

toastyarmadillo · 17/03/2018 03:46

This is my nieces name who's 19, it's spelt Esmè and pronounced Ez-may. That said various older relatives call her ez-mee as well, but her parents state it's definately with a may on the end.

Buxbaum · 17/03/2018 02:38

I’d say ez-may unless corrected.

SuperBeagle · 17/03/2018 02:06

Ez-may.

Never heard ez-me here in Australia. Ez-me sounds awful.

JellySlice · 17/03/2018 00:32

Bloody autocorrect as usual.

The female Esme pronounced her name Ez-may.

JellySlice · 17/03/2018 00:31

I've known two Esmes. The male Esme pronounced his name Ez-mi. The female Esme pronoun need her name Ez-may.

HTH Grin

DiegoMadonna · 16/03/2018 23:26

I'd say ez-mee for Esme
and ez-may for Esmé

HonkyWonkWoman · 16/03/2018 23:07

I know two Esme both pronounced Ez-mee!

IntelligentYetIndecisive · 16/03/2018 23:06

Ez-mee

EleanorXx · 16/03/2018 23:04

Ez-May

Ohyesiam · 16/03/2018 23:03

Ez me

MollyHuaCha · 16/03/2018 23:01

Ez-mee - beautiful name.

PinkAvocado · 16/03/2018 22:55

Ezmee unless it had an accent over the last e. I prefer this pn too. I like the name Esme and dislike Esmé!

pimlicolife · 16/03/2018 22:53

Ez me

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