Esmeralda - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Esmeralda \e-smeral-da, es-mera-lda\ is pronounced ez-mer-AHL-dah. It is of Spanish origin. Variant of "emerald", the prized green gemstone.

Esmeralda has 2 variant forms: Emerald and Ezmeralda.

For more information, see also the related name Meralda.

Esmeralda is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Esmeralda. Click here to compare Esmeralda with related baby names.