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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.

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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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• Helle and Esme - Tara  Apr 22 2005, 1:40:42 PM
  • Re: Helle and Esme - Miss Claire  Apr 26 2005, 11:46:22 AM
  • Helle as HELL-ay or HELL-eh - Ylva  Apr 22 2005, 4:27:15 PM
    • Yep to that. :-) nt - Charlie Blue  Apr 25 2005, 7:27:40 AM
  • Esmé: ez-MAY in Anglo-French - Miranda  Apr 22 2005, 2:13:32 PM
    • Re: Esmé: ez-MAY in Anglo-French - Anneza  Apr 24 2005, 11:53:13 PM