Esme - spelling and pronunciation

[BatKat]

How would say pronounce Esme? Es-mee, Es-may or something else?

We are considering the name for our next baby but want to make sure we have the best spelling for how we would say it.

Thanks 😊

I’d say Ez-may

Would pronounce it Ezmay

Would spell it as you have spelt it and pronounce it ez-may. Lovely name btw

I'd also pronounce it as Ez - May.

Es-mee

I noticed in Peaky Blinders they said Ez-er-May. It’s a lovely name and middle name for dd.

Ez-may

How else would you spell it?

Ez-may

ezmay

Ez-may.

Girl at my school with the name Esme pronounced it Ez-mee.

I pronounce it how the parents tell me. I know an ezmay, an ezmee and an esmee. All have the Esme spelling. That's how to spell it. Don't change it or start sticking accents in it.

Ez-me, but totally accepting if you wanted Ez-may, and would try to remember.

By spelling to you mean wether to add the accent? Imo, letters that arent standard in English usage cause issues on some English forms.

Ez-may, but I don’t think it’s too big a deal if people say Ez-mee - you need to be resigned to the fact that it’s going to happen and not let it annoy you.

Lovely name. I’m not sure how well it would travel though?

I have an Esme who is Ez-mee. I don’t like Ez-may at all and she tells people off when they say it like that.

There are about 60 million threads on this where it’s split about 50/50 if you search the MN archive.

I have one! We love her name and it really suits her. It’s spelled Esme - it’s generally pronounced Ez-may. We’re in the north east to the accent here leans to that pronunciation anyway, but family members in other parts of the country lean more towards Ez-me (like the end of Amy).

She’ll answer to any of it

*so the accent here

Ez-mee

@HoppingPavlova

Would pronounce it Ezmay

Same here

Ez may.

It's nice name.

Ez-may is how I would say it. Think I prefer the name it comes from Esmerelda.

Ez-may, I didn’t realise there was a different way of saying it until I came on here. There’s a lot in my daughters school all Ez-may. Spellings differ a bit though

Ezmay

I like Esme a lot (spelt the most common, traditional way - preferably with the accent when written by hand, although it is difficult to do on typical keyboards).

I would pronounce it Ez - may, which has a softer sound to me - however many do pronounce it Ez - mee and I think if you use the name you will have to be prepared to hear either and to possibly have it misspelt too.

Thanks all this is very helpful. We prefer Ez-mee (although do also like Ez-may) and just wanted to check that I wouldn’t be spelling it wrong using Esme. I have also seen it spelt Esmae which added to my confusion!!! Thanks again