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What does Esmeralda mean?
Esmeralda 
as a girls' name is pronounced ez-mer-AHL-dah. It is of Spanish origin, and the meaning of Esmeralda is "emerald". From the word esmeralda for the prized green gemstone. This jewel name was first used in the 1880s and is more common than Emerald. The name was made famous in 1831 as the name of the gypsy girl loved by Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".
ENDS WITH -da
Variations
VARIANTS Em, Emmie▲, Emerald▲, Emerant, Emeraude, Esma, Esmaralda, Esmarelda, Esmaria, Esmee, Esmerelda, Esmie, Esmiralda, Esmiralde, Esmirelda, Ezmeralda, Ezzie, Lala, Lolly, Marilda, Smeralda
RELATED FORMS VIA EMERALD Emeralda, Emeraldina, Emmarald
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Esmeralda Rosalee (E.R.), ..
How popular is Esmeralda?
Esmeralda is a very popular first name for females (#779 out of 4276, Top 18%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#67725 out of 150436, Top 45%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Esmeralda was first listed in 1940-1949 and reached its highest position of #133 in the U.S. in 1998, and is at #377 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Emerald (#1029 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Emmie (#598), Esma, Esme (#556) and Lala are the popular related forms of Esmeralda (#377). Usage of these forms of Esmeralda reached its peak in 1998 (AVERAGE #1490) and is almost as widespread today (#1093, ▼18%). Emerald, Emmie and Esme are three of the more trendy girl names among these.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Amelda, Averilda (see Averil), Eldorada (see Eldora), Elmera, Elmeria, Elmerya (see Elmira), Emalia, Emelda, Emelea, Emelia▲, Emera, Esperance, Esperantia, Esperanza, Estefania, Estela, Estella▼, Estera, Estrella▼, Ethelda, Everhilda (see Averil), Everilda, Geralda, Gerarda, Giralda, Haralda, Himalda (see Imelda), Imalda, Imelda, Meranda▼, Romalda, Senalda, Serilda, Venerada and Ymelda. These names tend to be less frequently used than Esmeralda.
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