Where does “Esme” come from?
Esme (English) comes from English Esmerelda, from English Esmeralda, from Spanish esmeralda, from Old Spanish esmeralda, from Old French esmeralde, from Vulgar Latin smaralda, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος — lightning.
Esme (English): simplified spelling of the feminine form Esmée
Definitions
- simplified spelling of the feminine form Esmée
Ancestry of “Esme”, step by step
Esme traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Esmerelda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Esmerelda | — |
| 2 | English | Esmeralda | — |
| 3 | Spanish | esmeralda | emerald |
| 4 | Old Spanish | esmeralda | emerald |
| 5 | Old French | esmeralde | emerald |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | smaralda | — |
| 7 | Latin | smaragdus | emerald |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σμάραγδος | emerald |
| 9 | Proto-Semitic | bariq- | lightning |
via French Esmé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Esmé | — |
| 2 | Old French | esmer | to estimate; to work out through thought; to... |
| 3 | Latin | aestimō | to determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge |
| 4 | Latin | aestumo | to value, rate, esteem |
via Latin aestimia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aestimia | — |