Esme

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Esme or Esmé is a name (usually a first or given name) which may or may not be spelt with an accent on the e. Although more commonly a feminine name there are examples of male Esme’s.

Contents 1 Etymology 2 Notable Esmes 3 Fictional Esmes 4 Other 5 References

[edit] Etymology

The name possibly means "esteemed" or "loved" in Old French. Possibly originating from French root word 'aime' meaning like or love (as in j’aime).

Esme, could also originate from Esmeralda meaning "emerald" in Spanish. In 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' by Victor Hugo, Esmeralda is the Gypsy girl loved by Quasimodo.

[edit] Notable Esmes

• Sir Esme Tatton Cecil Brinton, (male), (1916 – 1985), a British Conservative member of Parliament for Kidderminster between 1964 and 1974.
• Esmé Raji Codell, (female), award-winning author, teacher, literacy and literature 'ambassador'
• Esme Robinson, (female), Antarctic researcher in New Zealand
• The Esme Stewarts, (male), the name of a succession of Earls of Lennox
• Esme William Howard, (male), (1863-1939) 1st Baron Howard of Penrith, A British diplomat.

[edit] Fictional Esmes

• Esme Cuckoo, a member of the fictional mutant psychically-linked quintuplets in the Marvel Comics universe, Stepford Cuckoos.
• Esmé, the girl in J.D. Salinger's short story For Esmé with Love and Squalor.
• Esmé Squalor, Count Olaf's girlfriend and fellow villain in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. One of the many literary references in the book, this time to the above referenced short story For Esme with Love and Squalor.
• Esme Cullen is the adoptive mother of Edward Cullen (fictional) in the Twilight (novel) and New Moon (novel) book. She is also the mother-in-law of Nolee Cullen

[edit] Other

• Esmee Fairbairn Charitable Trust

[edit] References

• http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=esme10
• http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Esme