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HelpRe: Esmé vs. Esmée
in reply to a message by sambchop
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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