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HelpRe: Esmé vs. Esmée
in reply to a message by Theodora'sMommy
I really like Esmée. As a French Canadian, yes, it does bother me a bit when I see Esmé or Esme used, but mostly I just think it's odd. I see that with René/Rene/Renée, Jean/Jeanne, and Noël/Noëlle a lot. The spelling issue is the reason I'd never use it. My family is bilingual (French and English) and it just wouldn't work.
My SO and I have considered Esmeralda with the nn Esmée. We were watching The Worst Witch on Netflix, and there was a lovely character named Esmeralda, who went by Esmée as a nn. We fell in love with it. But to answer your question, it would depend on the character and show (is the character annoying, for example). In French forums, they ALWAYS bring up Twilight for the name Esmé(e). I don't know if that bothers you. It doesn't bother me, personally, but I know many people who despise that franchise.
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My SO and I have considered Esmeralda with the nn Esmée. We were watching The Worst Witch on Netflix, and there was a lovely character named Esmeralda, who went by Esmée as a nn. We fell in love with it. But to answer your question, it would depend on the character and show (is the character annoying, for example). In French forums, they ALWAYS bring up Twilight for the name Esmé(e). I don't know if that bothers you. It doesn't bother me, personally, but I know many people who despise that franchise.
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I think the Canadian thing might be why the masculine/feminine thing bothers me so much. Neither I nor my family are bilingual, but there are a lot of French-speaking people around and I think it would be kind of ignorant to knowingly give my kid the wrong version.
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I think that could definitely be it. We pick up more French than we realize just from years of seeing the French printed next to the English.
If it helps at all, in Ontario, in 2016, there were 27 girls named Esme born, 12 girls named Esmé, and 11 girls named Esmée. In Québec, the stats are similar, except Esmée/Esmee has 13 and Esmé/Esme has 10. So, I think it's unusual enough that any of the spellings could work.
If it helps at all, in Ontario, in 2016, there were 27 girls named Esme born, 12 girls named Esmé, and 11 girls named Esmée. In Québec, the stats are similar, except Esmée/Esmee has 13 and Esmé/Esme has 10. So, I think it's unusual enough that any of the spellings could work.
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