Straw Poll - How would you pronounce the name Esme?

[SweetEm]

My dd is called Esme (we don't bother with the acute accent). I pronounce it "Ez-me" but she is always getting "Ez-may". I know both ways are valid pronunciations. Just wondered whether I was in the minority/majority.

i would say ez-may i prefer ez-mee but if i met someone/saw it written would assume it was ez-may

Esmee is the way I say it.

Es-may, my dd's beautiful name (i went for the accented version, so by french grammer i should really have put an extra e on the end - Esmee - but wanted her to be Es-may and thought that spelling would confuse!)

Ezmay

(midlands)

Ez-mee down in Wiltshire

I'd pronounce Esmee as Es-meh, like Renee (Zellweger).

I'd pronounce Esmée as Es-mée, like the word fatigueé, so neither Es-may nor Es-mee.

ez -moi in the bit of the midlands I'm from

Ez-me here.

Ez-may

Ez-may

Am in the NW

I would have said EZMAY but a friend has a lo called this and always says EZMEE so I'm getting used to this pronunciation!

Esmee

Went to school with one. She was always Es-me.
Don't like Es-may really.

Am from South - maybe regional?

I'd say Ez-may, but t'other way sounds "right" too.
Tis pretty.

Ez-mee (my late lamented moggy's name).

Ezmee

Ezmee

Ez-mee

Am in the south.

Ez May, that's how my daughters is pronounced

EzMay in mid-Wales. Think it's lovely both pronounciations.

Am I on this thread already? Just seen how old it is???

It's Esmeeee for my DD. Esmay horrid imho and I will instantly correct anyone who pronounces it that way. Fortunately, only had to do that about once or twice as people here say Esmee (Notts).

Hooray for LiffeyMermaid, I have said the same thing on about 20 similar threads and no-one ever believes me!!!!

Esmay