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Esmeralda - name meaning, origin|
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The girl's name Esmeralda \e-smeral-da, es-mera-lda\ is pronounced ez-mer-AHL-dah. It is of Spanish origin, and its meaning is "emerald". Variant of Emerald, the prized green gemstone. This jewel name was first used in the 1880s. Name of a character in the Disney cartoon film "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", which was based on Victor Hugo's novel.
Esmeralda has 14 variant forms: Em, Emmie, Emerald, Emerant, Emeraude, Esma, Esmaralda, Esmarelda, Esmaria, Esmie, Esmiralda, Esmiralde, Esmirelda and Ezmeralda.
For more information, see also the related name Meralda.
Esmeralda is a very common first name for women (#779 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)
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