Comments for the name Esmé

First recorded as the name of Esmé Stuart, a cousin and favourite of King James VII. His mother was French, which may explain his name. The name spread to other aristocratic Scottish families, and from there to general British use. It is little used in France.

There is a character in the Lemony Snicket by this name. She was a very greedy and rich woman.

Esme is also a character in J.D. Salinger's "Nine Stories" called, "For Esme - With Love and Squalor". I love this name so much.

Esme is the name of a character in Annette Curtis Klause's novel, Blood and Chocolate.

Famous bearer: Esme Percy, British actor.

Could also be short for Esmeralda.

Pronounced EZ-may.

Became a popular name in England & Australia between 1905 and 1930. Has staged a comeback with an Australian TV character ('Esme Watson' in TV show A Country Practice). Also US actor Michael J Fox (Spin City; Return to the Future) has a daughter Esme, as has US actor Anthony Edwards (E.R.; Top Gun).

My name is Esme! It is pronounced EZ-ME. I love my name, it's rare you meet anyone else with it. :)

Even though she was an evil woman in Lemony Snicket, Esme still is a pretty name.

Actress Katey Segal and her husband, Kurt Sutter, welcomed Esmé Sutter on January 10, 2007!

It appears that Esmé is slowly gaining more popularity among celebrities and the artsy set.

American Actor Michael J. Fox named his fourth child Esme Annabelle.

I like the name Esme a lot. Very uncommon. I like uncommon names. I once knew someone named Imay (pronounced IS mee), but I like the name/spelling of Esme a lot more.

Esme is a way hotter name on a dude than on a chick.

English actress Olivia Williams has a daughter named Esme Ruby.

I personally like this this name even though I associate it with anything, sorta ´´high class``. I always thought it was better for a girl.

I never considered this a masculine name and think it sounds kinda weird. This name is so beautiful for a girl and it isn't popular or coming into fashion, which scores big points with me. I've never even heard of anyone named Esme out of the Twilight books.

I noticed someone had put the pronunctiation as ez-may, but I pronounce it like EZ-me.

The perfect sophisticated-yet-cutesy name. Easy to picture as a 2-year-old playing dress-up or an 18-year-old getting her diploma. Love it pronounced EZ-may. Definitely in my top 20. Pair it with D'Arcy or Juliette and you have a beautiful name for your little sugarplum!

In the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett, Granny Weatherwax is called Esme, short for Esmerelda.

Why does everyone think this is such a girly name? Just cause some stupid Americans gave their girl this name because they thought it sounded more feminine DOESN'T make it a female name! gosh! -.-

In South Africa Esme is only ever used as a female name. Nothing else at all. And not as an abbreviation, either. It's pronounced EZ-may.

It's old-fashioned now, but still very familiar. There was a stage and radio/TV actress many years ago called Esme Euvrard, and those who remember her connect the name with washing powder commercials.

I love the name Esme. It's been growing on me lately, and I was shocked to meet one the other day. It's seems my favorite names, Cecilia, Ada and Esme are all gaining popularity. Oh, and to the person who made the "stupid Americans" comment, well we Americans hate those people too. I'm glad to see that stereotyping is saving you so much time though.

This should be spelled Esmée if you give it to a girl. In French female names end in -ée not just in é. For example René is used for boys and Renée for girls. Esmée is a really pretty name, in my opinion.

Esmé means "beloved."

Esme Anne Pratt Evenson Cullen (known as Esme Cullen) is a vampire in the popular saga "Twilight", by Stephenie Meyer. She acts as the mother figure in the Cullen coven, and her husband is Carlisle. She was born in 1895 and changed into a vampire when she was 26. Before she had been changed, she jumped off of a cliff after her baby died (Carlisle changed her when she was in the hospital morgue-- still alive, but barely). She has an ability to love passionately, and it's almost impossible not to like her.

Also in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga, Bella's & Edward's daughter has a name that is a hybrid between Renee (Bella's mother) and Esme (Edward's mother-figure). The daughter's name became Reneesme, which I guess is pronounced ren-EZ-meh.

I dislike Esmé but I love Esmée for a girl. Esmé is the MASCULINE form of the name. Feminine forms end in -ée, so in my opinion it would be ridiculous to give Esmé to a girl. Esmée is the correct feminine form.

I know that in the US people use René for girls occasionally which is just as wrong. The feminine form is Renée.

Please note that in France people would assume René and Esmé were boys and Renée and Esmée were girls. Show some respect to the French language and spell it the correct way for a girl Esmée.

I very much love this name. I just got a bichon recently and named her Esme. Such an elegant and beautiful name.

This is a masculine name? It does not sound like it at all!

Very nice and sophisticated-sounding, though can still be cutesy. Twilight didn't ruin this name, thankfully, as Esme Cullen didn't do ANYTHING in the books, supporting Twilight's sexism. Hopefully no one links this to Renesmee, though, which is a horrendous name and character.

Esme Cullen does in fact do something, did you actually read the books? She runs a very successful interior design business and is highly sought after.

Esmé Cecil Wingfield-Stratford (1882-1971), British writer and historian.

I completely agree with the person who said that the correct French spelling - Esmée - should be used for girls. Not only is Esmé masculine, it isn't as pretty as the proper feminine version.

On the television show Dexter, there is a character named Esme Pasquale who replaces Maria LaGuerta as Lt. for a short time. Played by Judith Scott. This character is overly emotional and disabling to the strong, capable, female image for the department until the former Lt. takes back her position. Though her name is spelled with one 'e' at the end, which is ironic.

Boring and overrated. It is a masculine name, not a feminine one, but it sounds so wimpy. It's also been ruined by Twilight.

I love this name. I only heard of it after Esme Denters the singer and I never liked it because of Twilight, I haven't even read it :) and you could always call her Ezzie for short. :)

To the comment above, the Dutch singer is called Esmee Denters, 2 E's. I love this name! Although I don't really see why it matters if it has two e's or one e.

Esme was the name of the half-sister of the protagonist in the book Whispering to Witches by Anna Dale. It's a shame Twilight came out, because before that, Esme was not a very well known name at all, and I was planning to use it for a future daughter after reading Whispering to Witches, but now many people know of its existence.

I love this name very much. Just the sound of it is very motherly and caring. Also the name of one of my favorite characters in the Twilight saga.

HIGHLY overrated. I don't see the beauty in it. Sorry.

Yawn. This name is ugly. It sounds ugly on a girl, but incredibly pathetic and wimpy on a boy.

The Dutch pronunciation of this name is: es-MAY.

My name is Esmé and I've met quite a few Esmés in my life, all women, most spelled the same as me though one omitted the accent. A number of people automatically link my name to Twilight, which I find frustrating, not being much of a fan, but occasionally there are people that I meet who get the Salinger reference instead. Many others have never heard the name and think it's quite lovely. I go by Ez or Es. Some pronounce my name Ez-May, as I do, but other people call me Ez-Me. It's usually a conversation starter when I meet people, which is nice.