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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.