Name
Esmé
Meaning
Esmé is a feminine name of Old French origin meaning “esteemed, beloved”.
Esmé comes from an Old French past participle meaning esteemed or loved, first recorded among sixteenth-century Scottish nobility, where it was originally masculine. J.D. Salinger's story For Esmé, with Love and Squalor and Twilight's Esme Cullen secured its modern feminine identity.
Entered the US girls' top 500 in the 2010s; a top-100 staple in England.
At a glance
- Origin
- Old French
- Gender
- Feminine
- Pronounced
- /EZ-may/
- Themes
- Love
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Questions
Esmé is a feminine name of Old French origin meaning “esteemed, beloved”. Esmé comes from an Old French past participle meaning esteemed or loved, first recorded among sixteenth-century Scottish nobility, where it was originally masculine.
Esmé is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Entered the US girls' top 500 in the 2010s; a top-100 staple in England.
The name Esmé comes from Old French. Esmé comes from an Old French past participle meaning esteemed or loved, first recorded among sixteenth-century Scottish nobility, where it was originally masculine. J.D. Salinger's story For Esmé, with Love and Squalor and Twilight's Esme Cullen secured its modern feminine identity.
Esmé is pronounced EZ-may.
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