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ArchivesEsmé: ez-MAY in Anglo-French
in reply to a message by Tara
In French, it's probably closer to es-meh (no emphasis of syllables).
Esmé's the masculine spelling, while Esmée's feminine spelling; both forms are pronounced the same. The first bearer of the name was Esmé Stuart, 1st Duke of Lennox (1542?–1583), who was born and raised in France and who had a French mother iirc. He was also the cousin of James VI/I of Scotland and England.
Miranda
"Six hours later I still haven't done my homework, but I did come up with 245 name combos, seven of which I might name my child." — Modified LJ icon quote
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Esmé's the masculine spelling, while Esmée's feminine spelling; both forms are pronounced the same. The first bearer of the name was Esmé Stuart, 1st Duke of Lennox (1542?–1583), who was born and raised in France and who had a French mother iirc. He was also the cousin of James VI/I of Scotland and England.
Miranda
"Six hours later I still haven't done my homework, but I did come up with 245 name combos, seven of which I might name my child." — Modified LJ icon quote
Proud adopter of 15 punctuation marks.
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