Comments for the name Esmeralda

This name sounds so pretty and reminds me of someone with great beauty.

This name is so breathtakingly beautiful!

It reminds me with a girl with dark, long curly hair and olive skin, like Esmerelda off the Hunchback of Notre Dame.

When the Disney movie, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", came out, I was about 4. I insisted that everyone call me Esmeralda. Funny thing is, I have red hair, fair skin, and freckles =).

I agree with the person calling it "breathtaklingly Beautiful". I want to name my daughter Esmeralda. Another advantage to this name is that there are no obvious ways of slaughtering it into a nickname.

This is the name of my future daughter! It's exotic & beautiful and underused. I see an Spanish/Italian beauty with the name. Name your child this and it will make people look twice at the person after seeing such a pretty name.

Esmeralda was Lucy Ricardo's middle name in the TV show _I Love Lucy_. Her whole name was Lucille Esmeralda McGillicuddy-Ricardo.

Lord! I cannot describe in words how BEAUTIFUL this name is!

Esmeralda is not sweet, it's not pretty, it's not even beautiful. Only word I can find for Esmeralda is wonderful. It should be used more often, though I'd probably do something very desperate if this came as common as Amy etc.

Esmeralda Weatherwax is the name of a frequently appearing character in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. She is totally awesome.

I absolutely adore this name! It sounds so elegant and lovely! Plus wonderful for a girl.

This name is gorgeous. Esmeralda reminds me of a girl who's ever so beautiful and delicate just like the name.

Sounds like a princess's name.

I personally think this name is ugly, I would list it with Gertrud and Millicent, it reminds me of an old woman, or an ugly old witch hag, certainly someone very forthright and quite stocky and intimidating.

I think that it is one of the most beautiful names ever.

I prefer the name Emeralda over Esmeralda because it's softer and sweeter, and Emma is such a cute nickname!

It's beautiful without a doubt, but it sounds ever so slightly ... evil to me.

This name is very beautiful. When I hear it it makes me think of someone with beautiful eyes for some reason.

Don't say that Esmeralda was used in "the Hunchback of Notre Dame", it came from Hugo's intentional name for the book "Notre Dame de Paris". Esmeralda is also killed in the original version. Sorry Disney fans.

I actually hate this name, it reminds me of a wicked old witch.

In Notre Dame de Paris, Esmeralda's birth name is actually Agnes.
Good name, anyhow.

When I was little I loved the movie "the Hunchback of Notre Dame" and I have always wanted to know the gypsy's name because she is one of my favorite characters. When I found out her name was Esmeralda I thought it fit perfectly. It isn't too delicate, too simple, and thanks to the movie the name won't be considered that weird. A name as precious as its gemstone.

Far too overrated. It just doesn't look or sound graceful or organized, the syllables seem stuffed up and clumsy. Not the worst name out there, but certainly not the best- good if you want something with a melodramatic feel.

Almost comically ugly.

I personally believe it is entirely too overrated. Yet it is on my favorite list. Esmeralda is an otherwise remarkable name, if people would cease to picture very delicate woman to it. When I think of the name Esmeralda, I picture a confident young woman with nice morals, not dolls and tea parties and a "whatever-rolling-of-eyes" personality. 'Esme' would be a wonderful nickname, if only a certain book hadn't ruined it for any future and current use.

A beautiful name! Esme could be a nickname.

Esmeralda is also Portuguese and French. So just because Clopin gave her that nickname, that doesn't mean that he originally came from Spain.

Makes me wonder if this is also the Roma word for emerald.

In Bedřich Smetana's opera The Bartered Bride, Esmeralda is the (probably phony) name of the "Spanish" dancer in a troupe of comedians.

It's a bit too much of an old lady name for me, though it is quite pretty. Also, my friend calls me this for some odd reason that I can't quite figure out (my real name is Alma, so it can't be from there).

Esmeralda is also commonly used in Portugal, where it is pronounced 'Izh-me-RAL-de'. [noted -ed]

Esmeralda Santiago is the author of the autobiography "When I was Puerto Rican".