Esme
Esme is a girl name of French origin, ranked #37 in popularity, meaning Esteemed and beloved.
What Esme means
Esteemed and beloved.
Esme is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Esme comes from
French names descend largely from Latin and Germanic roots, reshaped by centuries of sound change. Many entered English after the Norman conquest and now exist in both forms.
Esme is recorded as French in origin. Browse other French names.
How popular is Esme?
Esme is ranked #37. Names in this band tend to be the comfortable middle ground — recognised everywhere, but common enough to need no explanation and rare enough to still feel chosen.
The character of Esme
We group Esme under Love and French — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Esme
These share Esme's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Juliette — Youthful.
- Manon — Bitter; beloved.
- Anouk — Grace, favor.
- Charlotte — Free; petite and feminine.
- Colette — Victory of the people.
- Elodie — Foreign riches.
- Margot — Pearl.
- Sylvie — Of the forest.
- Amelie — Industrious and hardworking.
- Belle — Beautiful.
- Bernadette — Brave as a bear.
- Blanche — White; pure.
More French names
- Elodie — Foreign riches.
- Etienne — Crown, garland.
- Destiny — Fate; what is meant to be.
- Faye — Fairy; loyalty.
- Dashiell — Page boy; from the heavens.
- Fleur — Flower.
- Cosette — Little thing; victorious.
- Florian — Flowering; flourishing.
- Colette — Victory of the people.
- Gaston — From Gascony; a guest.