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[Opinions] ESMÉE or ESMÉ
How do you pn both of these names is it Ez-mai?
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I think it's great. I don't know which spelling I prefer, though. I've heard before that Esme is the masculine version and Esmee is the feminine, but I couldn't imagine the name on a boy and I've seen Esme on girls. And I prn. it EZ-may, btw.
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A friend just had a baby and named her Esme. They pronounce it EZ-may
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Esmee (feminine) could be EZ-mee or EZ-may whereas Esme (traditionally masculine but now more feminine) is EZ-may. However, most people will pronounce both as EZ-may and I don't think its worth the hassle to pronounce it any other way - many will assume that EZ-mee is incorrect and illiterate (even though I prefer that pronounciation).
Jaclyn, wife to Kyle (06/25/04).
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This may be an English pron, but I used to babysit a girl called Esme, and have subsequently met 2 more, all who pron. it Ez-mee.
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I pronounce them both the same (ez-MAY) but most people here (Devon) pronounce them ez-MEE_________________________________________________Alice xProud Big Sister to Sophie and Isabel
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People in Lincolnshire pronounce them both ez-MEE too
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sorry that should read EZ-mee
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The only pron. I've heard is EZ-may... _____________________________________________________________________"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true."Elinor

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I say ez-MAY...(m)I like either as a middle name--Esmee for a girl and Esme for a boy.Array
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I say ez-MAY too. I like the name, very pretty.:)
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Tritto.
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett!!!!!!!!!! ← Maud, John, Alice, Peter, Emma, Edith, Lewis, Henry, Isabel, and Joseph
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agree
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