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HelpRe: Esmé vs. Esmée
in reply to a message by Theodora'sMommy
Do you like these names at all?
Yes, I like Esme / Esmé as unisex but would be more likely to use it as feminine.
Does it bother anybody else that the masculine form has become popular for girls when the feminine form is right there???
No, probably because I'm (female) named Noel after a man and also not French. Plus, I'm used to Rene as unisex.
If so, does taking it a step away from its French roots and removing the accent (Esme) make it more or less appealing as a girl’s name?
I don't care. Esmée is nice for girls, too, but I think it would be more likely to confuse Americans than Esme.
What do you think of Esme as a nn for Esmeralda?
I like it, but Esmer sounds more natural to me, and I'd be more likely to use Esme by itself, anyway.
Would giving your kid the name of a figure that is currently popular among her peers make you like the name more or less?
I've never heard of Esme and Roy, but I know Dora the Explorer made Dora sound younger and more familiar to me, so probably more, unless it got super popular because of the kids' show and that was what *everyone* associated it with first (I don't think that's an issue with Esme).
Yes, I like Esme / Esmé as unisex but would be more likely to use it as feminine.
Does it bother anybody else that the masculine form has become popular for girls when the feminine form is right there???
No, probably because I'm (female) named Noel after a man and also not French. Plus, I'm used to Rene as unisex.
If so, does taking it a step away from its French roots and removing the accent (Esme) make it more or less appealing as a girl’s name?
I don't care. Esmée is nice for girls, too, but I think it would be more likely to confuse Americans than Esme.
What do you think of Esme as a nn for Esmeralda?
I like it, but Esmer sounds more natural to me, and I'd be more likely to use Esme by itself, anyway.
Would giving your kid the name of a figure that is currently popular among her peers make you like the name more or less?
I've never heard of Esme and Roy, but I know Dora the Explorer made Dora sound younger and more familiar to me, so probably more, unless it got super popular because of the kids' show and that was what *everyone* associated it with first (I don't think that's an issue with Esme).
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