Correct spelling ..

[Violetandpurple]

Partner like the name 'EsMay'
What is the correct spelling? Not 'EsMee'

Esmae
Esme

Will she forever be correcting spelling and pronounciation?

Esme

Esmé

Esme, in the UK.

It's the French male spelling I think, but you could say the same about Jean.

Esme

Properly it would be Esmé with the acute accent on the second e giving the sound you're after.

It's Esmée in France but I would probably go with Esme in the UK.

Esme

Esme.

Esme is the correct spelling but I’ve met an equal number of Es-me’s and Es-may’s who both spell their name as Esme. I think the name just leads to a lifetime of correcting mispronunciation whichever way you go.

Esme my children went to school with one.

@TruffleShuffles

Esme is the correct spelling but I’ve met an equal number of Es-me’s and Es-may’s who both spell their name as Esme. I think the name just leads to a lifetime of correcting mispronunciation whichever way you go.

Yes, I thought this may be the case and is definitely something I want to avoid!

It's short for Esmeralda, so Esme.

@groovergirl

It's short for Esmeralda, so Esme.

Er, no it isn’t. It’s a name in its own right. And can be male or female.

Looked up Esme on Wikipedia and you're right, @Nutsohazelnuts. I'd always thought it was exclusively a Spanish name (have a South American friend named Esmeralda nn Esme) but it's also French and means "esteemed".

Wiki even has a list of Scotsmen named Esme. Wow!

Esmé or Esmay

Esme is Es-mee

Esmae.

I say Esme as Ezmee

Esme

@Cas112

Esme

Esmé*

Esmae makes the spelling crystal clear in English!