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HelpRe: Esmé vs. Esmée
in reply to a message by Theodora'sMommy
Esmé is one of my daughter's middle names.
If she had been born a few years earlier it might have been Esmée, I went back and forth a lot on which spelling I preferred. But obviously I don't mind the masculine spelling. My logic was this-- I think it's very likely the accent will get dropped. It doesn't go on US birth certificates, it doesn't go on SSA cards. Also, most people don't know how to type the accent over the e and honestly I'd rather have them leave it off entirely than write Esme' (which would have been Esme'e if she had 2 Es, gross). Buut anyway, the thought is that I think Esmee is more likely to be mispronounced than Esme. And Esme is 'cleaner' looking.
Esmeralda is too much for me but it's a decent nickname if that's your style.
A popular character would turn me away from a name. I wasn't watching kid shows before she was born though.
Isadora Evander Larkin
Pax Symphorian Grey
www.behindthename.com/pnl/59411
If she had been born a few years earlier it might have been Esmée, I went back and forth a lot on which spelling I preferred. But obviously I don't mind the masculine spelling. My logic was this-- I think it's very likely the accent will get dropped. It doesn't go on US birth certificates, it doesn't go on SSA cards. Also, most people don't know how to type the accent over the e and honestly I'd rather have them leave it off entirely than write Esme' (which would have been Esme'e if she had 2 Es, gross). Buut anyway, the thought is that I think Esmee is more likely to be mispronounced than Esme. And Esme is 'cleaner' looking.
Esmeralda is too much for me but it's a decent nickname if that's your style.
A popular character would turn me away from a name. I wasn't watching kid shows before she was born though.
Pax Symphorian Grey
www.behindthename.com/pnl/59411
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