Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ez.me.ˈɾal.da/(Spanish) /ɨʒ.mɨ.ˈɾaɫ.dɐ/(European Portuguese) /ez.me.ˈɾaw.dɐ/(Brazilian Portuguese) /ɛz.mə.ˈɹɑːl.də/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "emerald" in Spanish and Portuguese. Victor Hugo used this name in his novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), in which Esmeralda is the Romani girl who is loved by Quasimodo. It has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world since that time.

Related Names

VariantsEmerald, Esmaralda(English)
Other Languages & CulturesSmaragda(Greek) Zümra(Turkish)
User SubmissionEsméralda

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Entry updated April 23, 2024