Esmé - name meaning and origin

The boy's and girl's name Esmé \e-smé, es-mé\ is of French origin, and its meaning is "esteemed". Related to the more modern French form "aimé", which is the root of Amy. Originally a male name brought to Scotland by a French cousin of James VI.

Esmé has 4 variant forms: Esmay, Esmeling, Ismay and Ismé.

For more information, see also the related name Aimé.

Baby names that sound like Esmé are Asim and Isam.

Esmé is a very rare male first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Esmé. Compare Esmé with related baby names.