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Straw Poll - How would you pronounce the name Esme?

107 replies

SweetEm · 11/01/2009 20:32

My dd is called Esme (we don't bother with the acute accent). I pronounce it "Ez-me" but she is always getting "Ez-may". I know both ways are valid pronunciations. Just wondered whether I was in the minority/majority.

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sonniebonnie · 27/09/2009 20:47

I'd pronounce Esmee as Es-meh, like Renee (Zellweger).

scattykatty · 27/09/2009 20:46

Ez-mee down in Wiltshire

colditz · 27/09/2009 20:39

Ezmay

(midlands)

rachyh85 · 27/09/2009 20:37

Es-may, my dd's beautiful name (i went for the accented version, so by french grammer i should really have put an extra e on the end - Esmee - but wanted her to be Es-may and thought that spelling would confuse!)

cece · 22/01/2009 18:03

Esmee is the way I say it.

DandyLioness · 12/01/2009 22:57

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littleducks · 12/01/2009 19:53

i would say ez-may i prefer ez-mee but if i met someone/saw it written would assume it was ez-may

pamelat · 12/01/2009 19:52

Ez-me (am from the midlands) and know 2 Ez-me
I don't like Ez-may.

nuttygirl · 12/01/2009 18:12

Without the accent Ez-mee, with the accent Ez-may

We wanted Esme (with the accent) for dd but MIL insisted she could only say it Ez-mee so we chose something else

mrsjuan · 12/01/2009 18:03

Ez mee but have heard it both ways.

wotulookinat · 12/01/2009 13:46

Ezmay. It's a nice name.

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SweetEm · 12/01/2009 13:41

Edam - lol!

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ReginaFelange · 11/01/2009 23:23

ezmee

mamadiva · 11/01/2009 23:09

Ez-may

BlackEyedDogstar · 11/01/2009 23:07

ez mee

edam · 11/01/2009 23:06

(My RL name, obviously, not edam... )

edam · 11/01/2009 23:06

LiffeyMermaid's description of a baby book lazily re-hashing a commonly held misconception is spot on, btw! I always test them with my name and can conclusively demonstrate that 8/10 are lazy-arse good for nothings taking your money without doing any research.

Dottoressa · 11/01/2009 23:02

Ezmee

CandleQueen · 11/01/2009 23:01

Ez-Mi

edam · 11/01/2009 23:01

ez-mee (that's what we called my late lamented moggy).

littlelamb · 11/01/2009 23:00

Ez may

WizzyWoo · 11/01/2009 23:00

Sorry, itchy trigger finger or something, didn't mean to post that twice!

WizzyWoo · 11/01/2009 22:59

Ez-mee DH and I are ttc #2 and this is my favourite name if I fall pg and have a girl.

WizzyWoo · 11/01/2009 22:59

Ez-mee DH and I are ttc #2 and this is my favourite name if I fall pg and have a girl.

MaryAnnSingleton · 11/01/2009 22:48

LiffeyMermaid is right