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Esme or Sophia

23 replies

HellobabaEsme · 01/08/2018 17:13

Can’t decide for my baby girl which name to go for ?
It has to be Esme ( Esmay ) pronounciation don’t like it being said how it’s spelt .

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 01/08/2018 21:21

Esme is a boys name,
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DramaAlpaca · 01/08/2018 19:37

Sophia, because I'd pronounce Esme the way you don't like.

daisypond · 01/08/2018 19:35

Esmé is a boy's name. It needs to be Esmée for a girl.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 01/08/2018 19:09

Sophia.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 01/08/2018 18:48

For me its all about how you are planning to pronounce it. If Esme Is Esmee then Sophia. If shes going to be Esmay. I much prefer Esme.
Hope that makes sense. That's not an insult to your intelligence, BTW
. I'm just crap at explainin things.Blush

Caladium · 01/08/2018 18:30

Sophia

itsBritneyBeach · 01/08/2018 18:25

I've never heard Esme being said anything other than Es-may! It's a lovely name

MikeUniformMike · 01/08/2018 18:24

So fie a isn't a mispronunciation. It's the english pronunciation but now becoming less frequent.
Esmée is the spelling I prefer.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 01/08/2018 18:03

Sophia can be mispronounced. So fee a or So fi a.

But I prefer Sophia either way over Es may

Cosmoa · 01/08/2018 18:01

The accented é makes an 'ay' sound (so Esmé) but unfortunately most British won't know that..

UntilTheVeryEnd · 01/08/2018 17:52

Esme. Could you consider spelling it Esmae to avoid pronunciation issues?

mizu · 01/08/2018 17:50

Love both but would have to be Sophia for me. Our 2nd DD was very nearly Sophia.

Sophronia · 01/08/2018 17:46

Sophia

strawberrry · 01/08/2018 17:35

Esme

Cucumbum · 01/08/2018 17:34

Esme, both are pretty but Sophia seems to have exploded in popularity lately, my 2 year old has onky a handful of friends but 3 are called Sophia/Sofia.

butlerswharf · 01/08/2018 17:34

Sophia. In my experience Esme is most often pronounced the way you don't like so there's no point calling her that.

snowone · 01/08/2018 17:27

Sophia is beautiful

pilates · 01/08/2018 17:22

Esme

LoveInTokyo · 01/08/2018 17:17

Sophia.

Can’t be mispronounced.

CruCru · 01/08/2018 17:17

I mean I would pronounce Esme the way you don’t like.

CruCru · 01/08/2018 17:17

Sophia. Mainly because I would always pronounce it the way that you don’t want it pronounced.

Quangot · 01/08/2018 17:16

I prefer Sophia.

AnyaMoondial · 01/08/2018 17:16

Sophia

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