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How do you pronounce Esme?

87 replies

multicolours · 07/04/2024 17:27

Seen this name on a lot of baby name sites is it said Es(me) or Es(may) or something completely different?

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Ilovebees · 07/04/2024 17:28

@multicolours hey it’s defenetly es(me) 😁👌

cryinglaughing · 07/04/2024 17:28

I pronounce it Es...Me but most seem to pronounce it as Es...May 🤷🏻‍♀️

SapphireOpal · 07/04/2024 17:29

Ez-may

InMyTwinMumEra · 07/04/2024 17:29

I would pronounce Es-May unless told otherwise, but that’s just because the few I have met have all been Es-May’s.

PiggieWig · 07/04/2024 17:29

I’ve heard it both ways. Esmay seems the more common but I prefer Esmee.

Secondaryappealhelp · 07/04/2024 17:29

Es-may. We have friends who spell it Esme and some who spell it Esmay and both pronounce it the same. I think the one off sewing bee is also Esme pronounced Es-may

PandaG · 07/04/2024 17:30

Have known people with both pronunciations, and would wait to hear someone else say it or check pronunciation if I'd only seen I'd written down when meeting a new person

InTheShallowTheShalalalalalalalow · 07/04/2024 17:30

I always say Es-May, the two I know are pronounced that way.

Thulpelly · 07/04/2024 17:31

Ess-may or Ez-May

never -Me

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 07/04/2024 17:31

Es-May unless told differently. Don’t really like Es-me

Saschka · 07/04/2024 17:33

Ez-may, definitely.

fridaynight1 · 07/04/2024 17:38

Ez May

Favouritefruits · 07/04/2024 17:39

Ezmay

sanityisamyth · 07/04/2024 17:40

Ez-mee

caringcarer · 07/04/2024 17:42

SapphireOpal · 07/04/2024 17:29

Ez-may

This.

Westfacing · 07/04/2024 17:42

Ezmee

ApolloandDaphne · 07/04/2024 17:43

Ez-May

Notreat · 07/04/2024 17:45

I pronounce it Ez May because I knew someone who pronounced their name that way. But I assume it can be pronounced either way.

Savoretti · 07/04/2024 17:47

If it has the accent then it should be Esmay. Esmé

goingtotown · 07/04/2024 17:51

Ez Me

kitsuneghost · 07/04/2024 17:52

Ez me

FayCarew · 07/04/2024 17:55

Ezmy

MintGreenC · 07/04/2024 17:55

Es may

BeneathTheSea · 07/04/2024 17:58

As it's written, Esme.
I have never heard it pronounced Esmay.

AdoraBell · 07/04/2024 17:59

Esme

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