Esme - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Esme \e-

, also used as girl's name Esme, is of French origin, and its meaning is "esteemed". Esmé is 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.

Esme has 4 variant forms: Esmay, Esmeling, Ismay and Isme.

For more information, see also the related name Aime.

Baby names that sound like Esme are Asim, Aseem and Isam.

Esme is an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy name Esme. Compare Esme with its variant forms and related boy names.

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