Esmae or Savannah?

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Which do you prefer?

I like them both but I know lots of Esmes ( various spellings) so I think I prefer Savannah. Cool name.

Esme.

Esmae makes the spelling very clear - Esmay!

Esmé is often mispronounced Esmee.

Outside France Esmae works better imo.

I'm not keen on Savannah.

Both lovely not helpful!

Esme but spelt property or it’ll be a PITA

Savannah’s a bit naff I think, though Susannah is lovely and less popular than Esme.

I'm not sure how to pronounced Esme.
It it Es-mee or Es-May?

Savannah

Of the two, Esme spelled properly.

Savannah definitely

Definitely Esme ..spelt correctly and pronounced Esme not May

Prefer Esme spelled like this. I understand the pronunciation thing though, at least your version does make that clear. Don’t like Savannah.

Esme with a hyphen over the last e makes an ay sound I think ?

@Saltyslug

Esme with a hyphen over the last e makes an ay sound I think ?

What sound is it without the hyphen?

Savannah.
Or how about Sienna?

@TenThousandSpoons

Savannah. Or how about Sienna?

Much nicer. When I hear Savannah I have a mental image of a herd of giraffes. I love giraffes, but I still wouldn't.

Can be pronounced eZ-me

Esme

Savannah is ok if you’re American

Esme

I prefer Esmae, and I don't mind this spelling at all - at least it makes the pronunciation clear!

@Luzina

Esme

Savannah is ok if you’re American

Isn't a a bit of a stripper name in the States?

I like both names but I am a little biased towards Savannah choosing baby names when I was pregnant I used to test them out. So one week I used a name I liked when talking to bump and the next week another, to get a feel for the name or connection...Oh and I always thought how would it sound when calling them with a raised voice from downstairs when they are in their room with headphones on/blaring music and you need to be heard in the teenage years. In the end though I had at least two/three names for each and it was not finally decided until baby was born and in my arms. It just comes to you then

Esme (with that spelling).

Esme
or
Susannah

Susannah is classic and pretty and much nicer than Savannah.

Savannah is ok if you’re American
I think that's debatable. Sorry, OP, I'm not a fan of Savannah as a name, as much as I do love the city.

Definitely Esme ..spelt correctly and pronounced Esme not May

That's why the op is suggesting Esmae. She prefers it pronounced Es-may