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Esme or Paige ? Help me choose

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Husky12 · 19/10/2020 09:56

Which name do you prefer?
Ant red flags or reasons not to pick

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WildCherryBlossom · 22/10/2020 11:10

Ha! TokenGinger at least they are clear on how they want it pronounced Grin

TokenGinger · 21/10/2020 22:58

No word of a lie, I know someone whose kid's name is spelt Ezmai.

Whyyyyy?

TokenGinger · 21/10/2020 22:57

I adored the name Esme for so long but now it's over-used by a lot of undesirables in my area, so it's put me off the name.

Firebird83 · 21/10/2020 22:32

Paige is really 90s

Felicity88 · 21/10/2020 12:39

Esmee like the singer Esmee Denters.

Devlesko · 21/10/2020 12:27

Esme.
I don't like Paige it sounds like a servant, young male hired help, just spelt differently. (Page)

Ladderofyears · 21/10/2020 12:25

Esme.

LittleTiger007 · 21/10/2020 11:34

Esme is pretty

Champy87 · 20/10/2020 16:23

In My Girl 2, Jamie Lee Curtis is pregnant and suggests Esme and her husband says "it sound like a noise your nose makes" and every since then, that is all i think of.

Agree with previous posts that Paige is quite dated and American.

ShelleyI83 · 20/10/2020 15:23

Esme. My DD and in my opinion a beautiful name but only when spelt properly - Esme!

FizzyGreenWater · 20/10/2020 11:28

In fact, in order:

Esme

Wane

Paige

FizzyGreenWater · 20/10/2020 11:27

Oh god.

If someone asked 'What is the naffest name you can think of' - I reckon the answers would be about 20% Paige.

Esme!

LifeInAHamsterWheel · 20/10/2020 09:43

Absolutely love Esme

MimiDaisy11 · 20/10/2020 09:41

I agree with Esme being better. Paige seems like it's a name from the late nineties and a trend from the USA.

WildCherryBlossom · 20/10/2020 09:17

I like Esme a lot but be clear in advance how you want it pronounced: Esmay or Esmee

I know Paige is a first name but it sounds like a surname to me.

ifiwasascent · 20/10/2020 08:58

I love Paige- every Paige that I've met has been abit ditzy mind but I think it's a really pretty name

Vebrithien · 20/10/2020 08:09

Granny Weatherwax was called Esmé and she totally rocked! A strong, independent witch woman, and the very finest of Terry Pratchett's Discworld characters. She took on the vampyres and won. Death had no chance Grin

FairfaxAikman · 20/10/2020 08:00

Both are awful IMO but Paige is by far the worst of the two.

nutellatoast · 20/10/2020 07:48

Not a fan or either but of the two Esme is better than Paige.

garlictwist · 20/10/2020 04:58

Not a fan of either but I've always found Esme a very ugly name.

Ginandplatonic · 20/10/2020 03:54

Esme without an accent is pronounced “Esmee”. The “Esmay” pronunciation is properly spelled Esmé. It’s one of those distinctions that seems to be being lost though.

paperclippink · 20/10/2020 02:41

I prefer Esme, but wouldn't use it because of the popular use of Ezmae (ugh) which would probably lead to constant correction.

Jericoo · 20/10/2020 01:40

Wane definitely

WappersReturns · 20/10/2020 01:39

Going against the grain here, Esme is rather twilighty for me. Very tween.
I think Paige is the nicer of the two.

clpsmum · 20/10/2020 01:31

@EllieBellend I thought it was pronounced esmay too Confused