Baby name Regret

[ZoeH123]

My daughter is 13 weeks old and we called her Esme Rose pn ( Es-ME)
However some people say Esmay and it drives me mad. Is it too late to change her name?
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I don't understand why even on this thread are saying 'I say Ez may too'. Surely people don't mean you'd continue to pronounce the name that way even if someone introduced themselves as 'Es-me' they are two very different sounding pronunciations. I can appreciate that people might initially think it was Es-may but don't understand why people refuse to change pronunciation even after being corrected. I have lived similarly with a more exotic version of a common English name. And have lived with conversations along the lines of 'hi, I'm joanna' 'hi Joan nice to meet you', 'actually my names Joanna not Joan', 'ahh yeah alright Joan, don't get worked up its only a name'

Esmé is French and pronounced Es-meh/may**

Esme would be pronounced Es-me/mee phonetically in English.

Just correct people when they mispronounce your dd's name. They should only have be corrected once and hopefully remember!

Sorry, that wasn't supposed to come out bold

My grandma is Esme. Our family pronounces it Ez-me and spells it without the accent.

Having said that, I notice she spells it with an accent! As I call her by this name I should probably ask her how she wants it pronounced!

Another one hoping for a baby named Regret. Though I would have spelled it Regrette for a girl.

I'm from round your parts and I'd say Ez-Me.

Maybe people are just being weird. Her name is Ez-Me and that's what they should call her. If you persist it won't take long to get through.

That said, if you can't cope with people saying it like Ez-May, change it. Evie is lovely too!

People pronounce my daughters name wrong all the time (we are in Scotland and it is generally pronounced differently in England - the 'english' way is for a boy imo!) and I have just accepted that this is the case. The difference is quite obvious for my Dds name but im sure she will correct people when she is older if it bothers her and she has 2 middle names she can use instead of it is a huge issue! I knew that it was likely to happen when we named her (live near the border!). I don't hear a huge difference between Esmay and Esmee? I would just correct people and then let it slide x

I would pronounce it Ezmee, and have never heard it pronounced any other way except in American films. I don't know an Esme in RL who is pronounced Esmay....but, if in your area it is pronounced in a way you don't like you can either keep correcting until it sticks or change it.

I'd pronounce it ezmee too and I don't think you should change her name just because some people are idiots. Start pronouncing your brothers name wrong until he gets the bloody message!! Also don't change it to a more popular name as then she'll just be one of fifty Evie's at school. Don't forget as she gets older she'll tell people herself that people are saying her name wrong and toddlers are brutally blunt and honest about such things! If you really must alter it I'd maybe go with Esmie? But I wouldn't do it on principal!

I would live to know how you are going to find it easier to change her bloody name.

'Oh hello X, how is baby esmay doing?' 'Actually her name is evie now'

OR

'Oh hello X, how is baby esmay doing?' 'Esmee is fine, thanks, how are you?'

Seriously. She is not a bloody kitten.

Ah, don't change it to evie, esme or even esmay is nicer. Just correct people and when she's older when she introduces herself she will say it correctly.

No one said she was a kitten!
So annoying when people are so rude, as the saying goes nothing nice to say then .... Off!
Also it annoys me when people say oh Esme is a French name, well technically it was a male French name so have they all called there kids boys names or do the rules not apply then?!!!

It would be Es-mee to me too OP. I've never met anyone with the name but Es-may just doesn't seem right without an accent.

Personally if you are definitely going to change it I would pick something more interesting than boring old Evie. Sorry to all the Evie's out there but there are a hell of a lot! Something like Edith or Eliza seems closer to Esme and there wouldn't be confusion over pronunciation.

Oh and if it's your brother pronouncing it wrong rather than strangers/acquaintances, then he's just being rude.

God just correct people. My friend has a little girl called Esme. (Esmay) I called her Esmee a couple of times but I was corrected and now I get it right (as in their way).
However if you want Evie, just change it. Its not at all too late.

No one said she was a kitten! So annoying when people are so rude, as the saying goes nothing nice to say then .... Off!

Being so damn flippant about a child's name indicates it wasn't given much initial thought. People should not post on public forums and ask for opinions if they are only looking for people to tell them how right they are.

....off yourself.

The kitten comment was pretty strange to me too tbh. I don't really understand what would make you think the OP or anyone else thinks the baby has the same value as a kitten. I don't think the OP is being flippant and I don't think there's any need for your aggressive tone towards her tbh.

Because when you name a child you name them for life, so should give it far more consideration than the family pet was name you could change at any time.

I'm not surprised people are having trouble seeing the relevance since they all seem to think it's acceptable to change a child's name according to how parents feel at the time. Where does it end?

I'm not being aggressive. I just don't agree with renaming a child. And yes, it's incredibly flippant.

Your obviously just a troll go and upset someone else you low life - everyone just ignore her it's want these trolls want -attention

Your obviously just a troll go and upset someone else you low life - everyone just ignore her it's want these trolls want -attention

Are you serious

I didn't disagree with you for attention, I disagree because I think changing your child's name is wrong.

I asked earlier how the conversation is any easier to tell people she had a completely different name than simply correcting the pronunciation.

That's NOT trolling.

Also I wasn't rude and didn't resort to personal insults, unlike you.

Sounds like you are about 12yo. Wanting to change the name of your child and then caloig someone a low life for not agreeing.

Grow up.

meadow

I've never heard anyone in my entire life, on here or irl hold such extreme / definitive thoughts on changing a baby's name at such a young age.

I don't disbelieve you. I'm sure this is your genuine view but I'm just explaining why I was surprised by it.

I never knew it was such a common thing until I came on here tbh.

I just can't get my head round how it. I spent almost 9 months considering names for my children, so when they arrived they were given a name and that was it.

Regret is a terrible name

Id just correct people, rather than change a beautiful name it can't take more than a couple of corrections surely before people catch on. Once people get to know her they'll understand also as she gets older people will refer to her by the way she pronounces her own name when she introduces herself. I would have pronounced it esmee is it the persons accent that means they can't help but say esmay? Not everyone will have that accent in her later life

Another here who, for a nano-second, thought the baby's name was Regret!

Esme is a lovely name, and I'm sure that most people, especially those who matter most - friends and family, will take their cue from you as to how the name is pronounced.