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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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fridaynight1 · 07/04/2024 17:38

Ez May

Saschka · 07/04/2024 17:33

Ez-may, definitely.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 07/04/2024 17:31

Es-May unless told differently. Don’t really like Es-me

Thulpelly · 07/04/2024 17:31

Ess-may or Ez-May

never -Me

InTheShallowTheShalalalalalalalow · 07/04/2024 17:30

I always say Es-May, the two I know are pronounced that way.

PandaG · 07/04/2024 17:30

Have known people with both pronunciations, and would wait to hear someone else say it or check pronunciation if I'd only seen I'd written down when meeting a new person

Secondaryappealhelp · 07/04/2024 17:29

Es-may. We have friends who spell it Esme and some who spell it Esmay and both pronounce it the same. I think the one off sewing bee is also Esme pronounced Es-may

PiggieWig · 07/04/2024 17:29

I’ve heard it both ways. Esmay seems the more common but I prefer Esmee.

InMyTwinMumEra · 07/04/2024 17:29

I would pronounce Es-May unless told otherwise, but that’s just because the few I have met have all been Es-May’s.

SapphireOpal · 07/04/2024 17:29

Ez-may

cryinglaughing · 07/04/2024 17:28

I pronounce it Es...Me but most seem to pronounce it as Es...May 🤷🏻‍♀️

Ilovebees · 07/04/2024 17:28

@multicolours hey it’s defenetly es(me) 😁👌