[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there, I posted a question a few years ago on here about the name [name_m]Estes[/name_m] for a little girl. Most of the feedback I received was against it. However here I am 3 years later still thinking about it and now pregnant with a little girl and our last child. Has the name become more favorable in the last few years? I do like rare names but also want others to accept it. What are your thoughts ?
honestly, iām kind of here for it! este haim (of the band haim) has a similar name and she pulls it off really well.
(health class might be interesting, though)
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I like [name_f]Estie[/name_f] (ess tee) a lot, and also [name_f]EstĆ©e[/name_f] and [name_f]Esme[/name_f] but [name_m]Estes[/name_m] doesnāt seem very namey to me? [name_f]My[/name_f] strongest association is a client of the company I work for, so I just think of that company. I guess [name_m]Estes[/name_m] [name_m]Park[/name_m] might be a nice nature association for [name_m]Estes[/name_m], though?
Personally I worry about the teasing potential- and having a kid in kindergarten I have learned it starts early.
When we were having our children my partner would take any name I suggested and try the rhyme test , spelled backwards test and negative association . This actually ruined names I loved but it helped us Narrow it down !
[name_m]Estes[/name_m] is sweet and I can appreciate it but it wouldnāt have passed my partners test. For me the rhyme with testes would be too much. Iām wondering if there is a close alternative/ spelling or longer name that you could use [name_m]Estes[/name_m] as a nickname .
Maybe a stretch but
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f]
[name_f]Estefania[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
But if itās a name you love and those potentials donāt worry you I would go for it. Always go for the name you and your partner LOVE
If you still love it after all this time, and itās not overly complicated, then it doesnāt matter what any of us think. Thatās ātheā name for her! Also, itās pretty cute. Personally makes me think of [name_m]Colorado[/name_m]- a beautiful place. [name_m]Estes[/name_m] [name_m]Park[/name_m]
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I think itās enough like [name_f]Esther[/name_f], [name_f]Esme[/name_f], [name_f]Estelle[/name_f], [name_f]Estee[/name_f], [name_f]Eszti[/name_f], [name_m]Ellis[/name_m], [name_m]East[/name_m], [name_f]Cerys[/name_f], [name_f]Alexis[/name_f], [name_f]Tess[/name_f] etc. that it could work. Plus, itās a place name so 
Is it said āEs-tezā? Not rhyming with testes? That would be my main hesitation with the name in an [name_f]English[/name_f] speaking place.
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How is it pronounced? Es tezz or Es teez??? If the first, i think it could be cute. Especially as a nn for [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] or [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]. If the second, then im sorry but no.
Iāve always pronounced it āEs- tisā
and never even thought about another pronunciation. But goodness es-teez testes 
thatās not what I want for her.
I do like the idea of making it more of a nickname or something similar so I will look into that. Thanks again !
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Your pronunciation make me feel better about the name. Having never heard it before I thought it was going to be like testes without the T. [name_m]Just[/name_m] wanted to throw out [name_f]Effie[/name_f] as an alternative.
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I would avoid. I adore a name with a similar issue, [name_f]Aspen[/name_f]. It looks lovely on paper but hearing it out loud makes it a no for me.
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f] is one of my favorites though and would be lovely as an option.
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I understand the appeal, but in my languague (Portuguese), it means ātheseā, so I canāt see it as an usable name.
Maybe you can consider [name_f]Esti[/name_f], [name_f]Aster[/name_f] or Brites.
I actually did not know what testes are till I looked it up today. I thought everyone here was misspelling the word Tests. I personally think you should avoid [name_m]Estes[/name_m] & use [name_f]Esti[/name_f]
Living near enough to the park, Ive always heard it pronounced Ehst-ihs not est-ees.
And I was here to give full support, but the similarity to testes does give me pause. I do think if you live somewhere near Estes park where everyone would have that pronunciation and association first then you could totally pull it off.
After all there are a lot of popular names that could potentially have teasing nicknames / associations like Aspen, but because people know what an Aspen tree is thats what they think of first, rather than a**-pin.
But if you live somewhere where people are not familiar with Estes park and would think of testes first, then Iād probably avoid it.