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.

Esme can be a shortened version of the name Esmeralda and in this case is pronounced Esmay, such as the name Andre.

I know a Brummie called Esmee and a South African called Esmay.

Esmay. I had never heard of the Es-mee pronunciation until I joined mumsnet,

Ezz-mih
Unless you're French

Es-Mee

es-may

I personally don't think I could choose a name that needed this much discussion on how to pronounce it, that would definitely make me think again.