Esme Amy? Opinions , please!

Hiya guys, what’s everyone’s thought and opinions on the name [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Amy[/name_f]?

I really like the combination but hubby isn’t convinced. He prefers [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Amy[/name_f]… I like both, but am leaning more towards [name_f]Esme[/name_f] I think??

I think it’s a little too heavy on the “e” sound in [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Amy[/name_f].

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Amy[/name_f] isn’t as bad but the flow is still a little off.

I think the flow is off with [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Amy[/name_f]. [name_f]Amy[/name_f] [name_f]Esme[/name_f] would flow better.

I don’t think [name_f]Amy[/name_f] as a mn is easy to pair off… but [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Amy[/name_f] doesn’t have a very good flow. [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Amy[/name_f] is better, imo.

Between the 2, I agree that [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Amy[/name_f] works better than [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Amy[/name_f], but the M and E sounds thow off the flow. What about [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Avis[/name_f] or [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] instead?

I think they sound too similar to each other, I like [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] as a combo

I agree with this.

I agree. Here are some other suggestions:
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Sabina[/name_f]/[name_f]Sabine[/name_f] (for [name_f]Esme[/name_f] I would stick with a 3 syllable middle)

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_u]Blue[/name_u]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Elle[/name_f] (I think 1 syllable names sounds best with [name_f]Imogen[/name_f])

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps!

[name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Amy[/name_f] doesn’t flow, the “ay” sound makes the names slur together. I adore the name [name_f]Amy[/name_f]. I prefer [name_f]Amy[/name_f] [name_f]Esme[/name_f].

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] looks like Emoji- Meanings Gallery… The Emoticon Category… Smileys, etc.
Also I think she would be called Im-O-jen instead of Im-eh-jen as Nameberry says.

So I do favor [name_f]Amy[/name_f] and [name_f]Esme[/name_f] as names, but agree with all the other berries that [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Amy[/name_f] is too sing-songy.
Putting [name_f]Amy[/name_f] as first gives you almost limitless choices, even [name_f]Amy[/name_f] [name_f]Esme[/name_f] is OK.
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] is a favorite in my family.
Our [name_f]Amy[/name_f] is named [name_f]Amy[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u] which sounds a lot like your husband’s [name_f]Imogen[/name_f].
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_f]Esme[/name_f] covers all bases.
But I wish you had given us a longer list to work with because this doesn’t give much idea of your style.
[name_m]How[/name_m] about Emmajean [name_f]Esme[/name_f]?
[name_f]Amy[/name_f] [name_f]Suzanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] looks like Emoji- Meanings Gallery… The Emoticon Category… Smileys, etc.
Also I think she would be called Im-O-jen instead of Im-eh-jen as Nameberry says.

So I do favor [name_f]Amy[/name_f] and [name_f]Esme[/name_f] as names, but agree with all the other berries that [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Amy[/name_f] is too sing-songy.
Putting [name_f]Amy[/name_f] as first gives you almost limitless choices, even [name_f]Amy[/name_f] [name_f]Esme[/name_f] is OK.
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] is a favorite in my family.
Our [name_f]Amy[/name_f] is named [name_f]Amy[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u] which sounds a lot like your husband’s [name_f]Imogen[/name_f].
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u] [name_f]Esme[/name_f] covers all bases.
But I wish you had given us a longer list to work with because this doesn’t give much idea of your style.
[name_m]How[/name_m] about Emmajean [name_f]Esme[/name_f]?
[name_f]Amy[/name_f] [name_f]Suzanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]

I love the name [name_f]Esme[/name_f], but [name_f]Amy[/name_f] doesn’t flow well to me

[name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Amy[/name_f] is heavy on the m and “ee” sounds, as mentioned by other above.

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Amy[/name_f] doesn’t quite flow. They are very different styles. Since [name_f]Amy[/name_f] seems to be the agree upon name, would you consider using [name_f]Amy[/name_f] as the first name?

[name_f]Susan[/name_f]

I agree with the above [name_f]Susan[/name_f] - [name_f]Amy[/name_f] is a great first name choice (unless there’s a reason you want to avoid using it as such).

I love [name_f]Esme[/name_f] but not [name_f]Amy[/name_f]

I like both [name_f]Esme[/name_f] and [name_f]Amy[/name_f] individually but the don’t quite flow for me. I think it is the fact that they both begin and end with vowels, it’s a lot of vowel sounds. What about [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Amabel[/name_f] which means the same thing as [name_f]Amy[/name_f].

[name_f]Esme[/name_f] is gorgeous but the flow is off with [name_f]Amy[/name_f] because they are a little similar.
What about [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Amina[/name_f], [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Amira[/name_f], [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Anita[/name_f], [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Anya[/name_f]?

I love Esmé. The more important thing to consider is how it flows with your last name? We rarely say our middle names in day to day life and even if Esmé [name_f]Amy[/name_f] isn’t perfect in flow, it is better to choose the first name that you both love.

I like [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Amy[/name_f] better.

What about [name_f]Isobel[/name_f] [name_f]Amy[/name_f] or [name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]?

[name_f]Amy[/name_f] is a family name that we want to incorporate, hence as a middle name. It’s too close a name though to use as a first name.

Our last name rhymes with [name_m]Stone[/name_m] .

[name_f]Esme[/name_f] / [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] will have 3 older siblings - [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], [name_m]Rupert[/name_m] and [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f].

I keep coming back to [name_f]Esme[/name_f]… I’m not sure why as it’s never even been one of my “Favourite” names…not even in the top 10.

Names I have always loved are -

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]

Hubby has vetoed most of the above! And for some reason, I have gone off [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]. :frowning: