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Esmé or Isabella?

61 replies

pinkrainbowsocks · 04/05/2022 22:54

Which do you prefer? Esmé pronounced ez-may

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Synchrony · 05/05/2022 12:09

Isabella because I only like Ez-mee pronunciation.

pinklavenders · 05/05/2022 06:53

Esmé is not Esmay,. The correct (French) pronunciation is Es-mé or Es-meh.

There is no AY sound.

Fizzyfish · 05/05/2022 05:30

Don't like either tbh, Isabella is so overused

ButterRose · 05/05/2022 04:40

Esmé is ez-may but Esme is ez-mee in my understanding I much prefer Esmé but that's just my opinion I think it's lovely really don't like Isabella

Magenta82 · 05/05/2022 00:44

My daughter is Esme, I get a little annoyed when people pronounce it Ez-may rather than Ez-me, especially after I just said Ez-me! The accent is the difference in pronunciation but a lot of people don't realise that and would pronounce it Ez-me.

So would I have to go with Isabella.

IStandWithMaya · 05/05/2022 00:36

Isabella

(I would pronounce Esme as Ez-mee.)

Firebird83 · 04/05/2022 23:40

Isabella

Justkeeppedaling · 04/05/2022 23:40

DramaAlpaca · 04/05/2022 23:35

As you are pronouncing Esmé that way, it's definitely Isabella for me.

How else would you pronounce Esmé?

calmlakes · 04/05/2022 23:38

Esme, a pretty but not fussy name.

DramaAlpaca · 04/05/2022 23:35

As you are pronouncing Esmé that way, it's definitely Isabella for me.

caringcarer · 04/05/2022 23:34

Isabella is a beautiful name.