Is Esmé Pretentious?

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I hope y’all are having a great [name_f]Monday[/name_f]!

As the title states, it has come to my attention that some people think [name_u]Esmé[/name_u] sounds pretentious, which means to believe you are of greater importance than you actually are. :sweat: I’m wondering if this is for this specific spelling or the name in general.

To make matters more complicated I have a very common, very Spanish, very romantic-sounding last name, and I wonder if that makes things better or worse :sweat_smile:.

The numerology for [name_u]Esmé[/name_u] (if that matters) is 6, 1, and 5, which means loving, independent, and flexible.

Thanks :blush:

-bee :honeybee:

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No. I had two students with the name, one [name_f]Esmerelda[/name_f] (nn Esme) and one [name_u]Esme[/name_u], both Hispanic.

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I don’t think [name_u]Esmé[/name_u] is pretentious at all! I don’t know where you live but it’s decently popular in the US which makes it even less so. The only thing that I might perceive pretentious about it is if you really enforce the accented e because I could see friends and teachers dropping it to write “Esme” (I think I would be guilty of this too, at least where I live, accented letters aren’t common and [name_u]Esme[/name_u] vs [name_u]Esmé[/name_u] vs Esmè would all be about the same to me).

While I don’t know what it is, I don’t think that your last name would be an issue with [name_u]Esmé[/name_u]. It’s a great name, if you like it you should go for it!

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I would categorize it as more romantic than pretentious, unless it’s their issue with the accent mark?

I’ve met quite a few newborn Esmes. [name_u]Super[/name_u] cute!

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What? :smile: [name_u]Esmé[/name_u] sounds gorgeous and warm! It’s sounds like honey and milk taste.

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[name_f]My[/name_f] DS will be homeschooling, so we would be the only ones forgetting it :sweat_smile:

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I’m so confused why anyone would think [name_u]Esmé[/name_u] is pretentious :thinking: do they just mean because it’s got an accent? I really can’t think of any other reason. It’s a lovely name, I haven’t met many but it strikes me as friendly and zippy :smiling_face:

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Don’t think so at all. That said, I do prefer the [name_u]Esme[/name_u] spelling and pronunciation (Scottish, Es-mie). But [name_u]Esmé[/name_u] is nice also.

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I’m thinking either the accent mark, some minor book characters, or maybe it’s the [name_f]Renesmee[/name_f] / [name_u]Twilight[/name_u] tie? :grimacing: Not sure :woman_shrugging:t2:

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[name_u]Esmé[/name_u] doesn’t strike me as pretentious - for me, it’s friendly, sweet and sassy, with a hint of style and flair, but not pretention.

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I’ve never thought of it as pretentious in the slightest.

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I love that name. I’m considering using it as well. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband thinks using this é is pretentious (as we are not French) so he prefers spelling it as [name_u]Esme[/name_u]. On the other hand, as someone who actually speaks a little bit of [name_u]French[/name_u], I prefer the original spelling.

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Not at all.

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For me, the accent is a little pretentious unless you are in a [name_u]French[/name_u] speaking country. The name itself is not my style, but not inherently pretentious. It makes me think of A Series of Unfortunate Events (lol).

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I definitely don’t think of [name_u]Esmé[/name_u] as pretentious! I simultaneously sweet and serious name. :revolving_hearts:

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Huh, I’d never ever have pegged [name_u]Esmé[/name_u] as pretentious! It feels equal parts rural-earthy and storybook to me. I really like it, and I find it absolutely down to earth!

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[name_u]Esme[/name_u] is gorgeous!

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I don’t think so, it’s certainly very elegant-sounding to me, but it doesn’t feel like it’s trying too hard to be fancy

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It doesn’t sound pretentious at all to me! I know an [name_u]Esme[/name_u] (no accent) who is a very kind human being. The only possible way it could come off as pretentious to my knowledge is if someone was a really really in-depth fan of A Series of Unfortunate Events. Otherwise I think you’re good.

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I don’t think [name_u]Esmé[/name_u] is pretentious at all!

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