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A lovely name!

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Edit: Sent by accident before I could do pros and cons

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Pros: simple and pretty sounding, lovely meaning.

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Cons: It's fairly popular (but not top 25 popular so that shouldn't be an issue)

This message was edited 12/22/2016, 9:53 AM

This is my oldest niece's name. She's 10. It's all positive associations for me. She's talkative, sweet and a major horse lover. Not so big into chores, very active and loves to laugh and joke.

I'm on the fence with this one. Nice meaning, not popular (yet) in Australia. I don't know/haven't heard of any young girls with the name. Sound is ok. But it has a "weak" vibe to me, I don't know why. It appears to be a "spunky" name, but every time lately that it comes to my attention on these boards I think droopy, drippy, old lady. I want to like it, but at the moment, no.

I was just going to ask about this. Someone in my mothers group used it. I don't understand the appeal of it at all

It immediately makes me think of Twilight. And of the fact that the correct French feminine form of it is actually Esmée. It think it's okay to drop the accent but I would always pick Esmee over Esme just as I would choose Renee over Rene for a girl. Rene and Esme on girls seem incomplete to me. Esme is okay. Apart from the facts that it reminds me of Twilight and that I prefer Esmee it's all right. Not awful, but also not great. Esmee on the other hand I really like. Spellings can make a huge difference to me, for example I like Hayley but dislike Hailey. Esme is definitely trendy and getting common but overall it's okay.

I can only think of pros! Esme is very pretty, especially on a girl! It has a nice sound to it.

This message was edited 12/17/2016, 5:07 AM

CONS: It's #38 in England and Wales and also very popular on Nameberry. Short, possible pronunciation issues (thought it'd only be ez-mee vs. ez-may), no real nicknames, if you did want one (though it seems silly to me when the name's only two syllables long in the first place!).

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PROS: Lovely mellifluous French name, meaning "esteemed"/"beloved"; easy to pair with MNs; distinctive; easy to remember; will be currently unusual in many geographical areas, at least for now; feminine but not overly frilly, gentle, strong, and elegant; formal yet very easy to wear.

I think Esme is lovely. It's not popular at all, has a sweet vintage vibe and a nice meaning. Super cute, no cons.