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How do you pronounce Esme?

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multicolours · 07/04/2024 17:27

Seen this name on a lot of baby name sites is it said Es(me) or Es(may) or something completely different?

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HesterPrincess · 07/04/2024 18:11

S May. No Z.

museumum · 07/04/2024 18:10

Ez-may or Es-mae with the stress on the Ez.

SnapdragonToadflax · 07/04/2024 18:10

It's Es-may. It's French. With or without the accent, it's still Es-may.

sosuemee · 07/04/2024 18:10

Es-me (not may)

Newsenmum · 07/04/2024 18:08

multicolours · 07/04/2024 17:27

Seen this name on a lot of baby name sites is it said Es(me) or Es(may) or something completely different?

Es-May

what the kids are here

IBegYourBiggestPardon · 07/04/2024 18:08

Ez-May

PotatoPudding · 07/04/2024 18:07

I’ve heard it as Ez-mee and Ez-may. My default would be to pronounce it Ez-me, but I have no idea why.

Geebray · 07/04/2024 18:07

Ezmay. Because that is how it is pronounced.

missshilling · 07/04/2024 18:07

Ezz-mee.

Spirallingdownwards · 07/04/2024 18:06

Ex may

TheBottomsOfMyTrousersAreRolled · 07/04/2024 17:59

MintGreenC · 07/04/2024 17:55

Es may

Ez mae (not a y sound)

AdoraBell · 07/04/2024 17:59

Esme

BeneathTheSea · 07/04/2024 17:58

As it's written, Esme.
I have never heard it pronounced Esmay.

MintGreenC · 07/04/2024 17:55

Es may

FayCarew · 07/04/2024 17:55

Ezmy

kitsuneghost · 07/04/2024 17:52

Ez me

goingtotown · 07/04/2024 17:51

Ez Me

Savoretti · 07/04/2024 17:47

If it has the accent then it should be Esmay. Esmé

Notreat · 07/04/2024 17:45

I pronounce it Ez May because I knew someone who pronounced their name that way. But I assume it can be pronounced either way.

ApolloandDaphne · 07/04/2024 17:43

Ez-May

Westfacing · 07/04/2024 17:42

Ezmee

caringcarer · 07/04/2024 17:42

SapphireOpal · 07/04/2024 17:29

Ez-may

This.

sanityisamyth · 07/04/2024 17:40

Ez-mee

Favouritefruits · 07/04/2024 17:39

Ezmay