Baby name help - Juliette or Esme/Esmée??

[Snuffleupagus2021]

Hi ladies,

Some help please - after a crap time with IVF I'm very happy to be expecting a daughter in late April/early May. First child and stuck between the two names above.

We've been calling her Esme/Esmée but really love Juliette as well. The issue the Esme/Esmée thing is that technically Esme is a boy's name in French and if you want to feminise it, Esmée is correct. My husband is a French speaker and is open to Esme because it's simpler, easier and probably less pretentious... but he also shudders a little as it is incorrect. We definitely want it pronouced Ez-may rather than Es-mee.

Middle name would be Madeleine which is a family name.

Appreciate any thoughts - not asking any family or friends for obvious reasons

Juliette

Esme

Esme xx

Esme or Esmee Madeleine is absolutely beautiful :)

Juliette is a lovely choice. I’ve known a Juliette for many years. She has never had a problem with pronunciation or spelling.

I am biased because I have a Juliet, who is 2. People always tell me what a lovely, underused name it is .

I have an Esme - spelt like that and pronounced Es-May. But 9/10 it is pronounced Esmee.
I think I would have put the accent on if I had to do it again - also seen it spelt Esmay (whilst practical that gives me the shudders )
When she was born - 2005- it wasn't as popular as it is now and people still comment on it being a lovely name!

I can’t stand the name Esme! Juliet/Juliette is so beautiful though!