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Esmae or Savannah?

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tooanxioustofunction · 02/05/2021 17:14

Which do you prefer?

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RickOShay · 03/05/2021 22:00

Savannah is nicer anyway Grin

Edenember · 03/05/2021 13:56

@Violetlavenders we’ll have to agree to disagree on this. Regardless then, English speakers are what we’re dealing with in this instance. I can understand OP wanting a spelling where there is zero ambiguity, but I think the spelling itself will bring other problems as it’s non-standard.

SusannahSophia · 03/05/2021 13:51

Esme

ladygindiva · 03/05/2021 13:50

I know of a Savannah who is nn Savvy, which I think is fabulous x

ladygindiva · 03/05/2021 13:49

Gofor Savannah op, I think this thread has proved that although pretty, Esme can be a controversial name 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Marcipex · 03/05/2021 13:48

Savannah

Violetlavenders · 03/05/2021 13:46

É (acute) is ay or as good as. You’re thinking of the grave accent è (eh) .

No, é is definitely not pronounced ay in French. It may be how English speakers pronounce it!

And no, I'm not thinking of è!

Teeshirt · 03/05/2021 13:01

Esmé (male) and Esmée (female) are pronounced with a -may sound at the end, more or less. Esme in English could be -mee or -may (parental preference).

CirqueDeMorgue · 03/05/2021 12:54

There's something about the look of 'esme' that I dislike.

MumofSpud · 03/05/2021 12:54

I have an Esme (pronounced Ez-May), I quite like the way you want to spell it!

Teeshirt · 03/05/2021 12:51

@Violetlavenders

I'm saying that é is NOT pronounced as ay.

Esmé is not Esmay in French

But it is pronounced as ey/eh, more or less.
Edenember · 03/05/2021 12:49

@Violetlavenders nope. É (acute) is ay or as good as. You’re thinking of the grave accent è (eh) .

Violetlavenders · 03/05/2021 11:47

I'm saying that é is NOT pronounced as ay.

Esmé is not Esmay in French

Teeshirt · 03/05/2021 11:32

@Violetlavenders

No é is not actually pronounced like ay in French. It is pronounced somewhere between “e” in “bet” and “ee” in “see”
That’s not right. It’s much closer to an ay or eh sound.
Violetlavenders · 03/05/2021 11:28

No é is not actually pronounced like ay in French. It is pronounced somewhere between “e” in “bet” and “ee” in “see”

Edenember · 03/05/2021 11:07

É (acute accent) in French is pronounced more or less ay, so this is correct.

Violetlavenders · 03/05/2021 07:40

My little girl is Esmé pronounced like your spelling

See I would pronounce Esmé as Es-mé (long eh). There's no ay sound imo.

The op wants Esmae/Esmay, I think.

idrinkchocolatemilk · 03/05/2021 06:50

I know a girl called Savannah and her full name is never used that just call her Sav which is a shame because it’s such a beautiful name

idrinkchocolatemilk · 03/05/2021 06:48

My little girl is Esmé pronounced like your spelling

LongTimeMammaBear · 03/05/2021 06:46

I would have said Savannah if you asked this the other week. However, DH and I were watching a show and there was a character named Savannah. I said to my h what a lovely name, soft sounding and easy to say, conjures soft/sweet thoughts snd he said, “yeah, good pole dancer/stripper name”. Interesting conversation after that! But he spoiled that name for me and I’ll think pole dancer/stripper

Violetlavenders · 03/05/2021 06:31

Definitely Esme ..spelt correctly and pronounced Esme not May

That's why the op is suggesting Esmae. She prefers it pronounced Es-may

FraiseRoyale · 03/05/2021 02:38

Savannah is ok if you’re American
I think that's debatable. Sorry, OP, I'm not a fan of Savannah as a name, as much as I do love the city.

RosesAndHellebores · 03/05/2021 02:12

Esme
or
Susannah

Susannah is classic and pretty and much nicer than Savannah.

Anystarinthesky · 03/05/2021 02:01

Esme (with that spelling).

Tequilamakesmehappy · 03/05/2021 01:53

I like both names but I am a little biased towards Savannah Smile choosing baby names when I was pregnant I used to test them out. So one week I used a name I liked when talking to bump and the next week another, to get a feel for the name or connection...Oh and I always thought how would it sound when calling them with a raised voice from downstairs when they are in their room with headphones on/blaring music and you need to be heard in the teenage years. In the end though I had at least two/three names for each and it was not finally decided until baby was born and in my arms. It just comes to you then Grin

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