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How would you pronounce Esme?

165 replies

copynpaste · 28/01/2025 19:55

Would you pronounce it Ez-me

Or would you pronounce it Ez-may

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Lemsipper · 28/01/2025 19:59

Ez mee because of esme denters!

Wishiwasatailor · 28/01/2025 19:58

I have an Ess-mee but it invariably gets pronounced Ez-may or as my Cornish fil Ez-mer!

Barleysugar86 · 28/01/2025 19:58

Es-me. I've known two and they both said it this way.

clarrylove · 28/01/2025 19:58

Ez-may

Cupofteaandbiscuits · 28/01/2025 19:58

Ez mee

JC03745 · 28/01/2025 19:58

Ez-May

Its only on MN that I've been aware that people say EZ-ME! 😕

Jins · 28/01/2025 19:58

Ez-me because the only one I know pronounces it this way

AllTheChaos · 28/01/2025 19:58

Ez-meee as that’s how it’s spelled and I’ve never heard it spoken

museumum · 28/01/2025 19:58

Ezmay

Hoolihan · 28/01/2025 19:58

Ez-may

LightDrizzle · 28/01/2025 19:57

Ezmay because the only one I have known pronounced it that way.

MajorCarolDanvers · 28/01/2025 19:57

Ez-May

anon2022anon · 28/01/2025 19:56

Ez- may

TwentyTwentyFive · 28/01/2025 19:56

I'd ask the parents first because it's about 50/50 from all the Esme's I've ever taught and sods law would say I got it wrong. 😅

Mouthfulofquiz · 28/01/2025 19:55

Ez-mee

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