What do you think of Esme?

[Treesandbees]

Keep coming back to this name for DD due in 2 weeks but would like opinions. Would use the 'EHZ-mae' pronunciation. Full name would be Esme Grace Sienesi (pronounced sea-nee-see). Grace is a family name so keeping in tradition. Her brother is Henry. Good match??

benchmark if I am honest I much prefer Es-mee. I feel that Es-mae is a bit too 'twee' however have resigned myself to accepting it the way that the 'masses' pronounce it. More so as to not confuse DD.

I was advised on here prior to DD's birth that I would find it pronounced Es-mae by everyone else!

Siblings names do not have to go, that's ridiculous. How about when you get married-do the names have to 'go' then? I am worried DH and I have non matching names when people say them together now.

I never knew about this name matching when I named my DC pre MN.

I love it - was my choice for DD but DH said no. Sigh. It's beautiful BUT I much prefer Ezmee pronunciation. Ezmay sounds like it might be double barrelled....

But that's like saying that first names and surnames don't have to go as people may get married and change their surnames. When you have a choice about how names sound together, surely it's better if they do sound good together.

The whole matchy names things baffles me TBH. I have no idea what names sound good together, they are just names.

I have never thought 'ooh nice name but it doesn't 'go' with their siblings, that's really overthinking things.

Like the name but not with your surname tnh.

Adore it, i have 1.

Gorgeous name

Weatherwax....

Perfect :)

And agree about becoming popular. One of mine, who wasn't even top 50, is in every single CBeebies birthday call out!

I know two but am never quite sure aim pronouncing it right.

I don't like it at all but see that I'm in the majority

I have a 16 yo Esme - pronounced Es-mee. Never had a problem with others calling her Es-may. She would very quickly tell them how to say her name
There does seem to have been a few Esme threads recently and, predictably, there will be posters who think Es-mee is the correct way to say it and those that insist it should be Es-may.
Obvs I think Es-mee is correct (and it sounds nicer to my ear) but is it any different to Ma-ya or My-a. You will obviously pronounce it in the way that you like the sound of

That it will get pronounced different ways

"EZ-MAY"
"EZ-MEE"

It really doesn't bother me when people pronounce my DD's name "Ezmay" instead of "Ezmee". I think they both sound lovely (though "Ezmee" is far better obviously ). I have better things to worry about!