Esmé (more commonly Esme ) or Esmée is an English first name, from the past participle of the Old French verb esmer , "to esteem", thus signifying "esteemed". Another theory is that esmer is an alternative spelling of today's aimer , "to love", thus the name is aimé , meaning "beloved", equivalent to the modern feminine first name "Amy". Originally a masculine name, Esme had become a feminine name by the mid-twentieth century.
1-399: Esmé is a French given name. Esme or ESME may also refer to: Esm%C3%A9 The name was first popularised by Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox (1542–1583), a French nobleman of Scottish origins who returned to Scotland for part of his life. However with regard to spelling (and pronunciation), on one of his surviving letters, dated 1583, he signed himself "Amy". Esme was among
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