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I dislike the way it sounds in English. In French it's es-MEH (with a long EH sounds) which is pretty to me, but ez-MAY sounds odd.

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Also, it should be Esmée for a girl, which looks much prettier, in my opinion.

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Esmé still feels Twilight to me and I didn't like her character.

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So I vote no for Esmé and yes for Esmée.

I love Esmé and Isemay. I think they're really pretty. They're only not up at the top of my list because I have a preference for longer names.

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I think I prefer Isemay slightly more because it's a) Has Medieval English usage and b) Can be nn Izzy which I love

I think it’s absolutely lovely, but people mistakenly use the masculine version a lot. The feminine version is pronounced identically, but spelled Esmée. It’s like the difference between fiancé and fiancée.

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Otherwise, if you’re going to set aside the French origin of the name by using the wrong spelling, I would just go whole hog with the anglicization and spell it Esme, without the accent. Esmé for a girl is kind of a weird middle ground that pleases no one.

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I also like it as a nickname for Esmeralda, too.

Adore this name, it’s a fave of mine and definitely one I would use if my DH would get on board with the name.

It's such a pretty name. It makes me think of dusty pink and peonies.

I love it too! This one took me by suprise as I never liked this name, but I grew to love it now. I would seriously use it. The meaning is beautiful.
Esme Joelle
Esme Chantal
Esme Willow
Esme Violet
Esme Amanda
Esme Allegra
Esme Rachel

I hate it

Love it!

Always a girl name in South Africa. I like it very much and would use it as a mn - it's a family name as well as the name of a wonderful person I used to know.