Esmerelda as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Esmerelda

What is the meaning of the name Esmerelda ?

The baby name Esmerelda is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌɛzməˈrɛldə/ (ez-MUH-rel-dah).

Esmerelda is Spanish in Origin.

Esmerelda is an Anglicized respelling of the Spanish and Portuguese name Esmeralda, literally "emerald." The term descends from Latin smaragdus, taken from Greek smaragdos, the classical word for the green gemstone associated with renewal, luck, and protection. In Romance languages, Esmeralda functioned both as a vocabulary word and a given name, while the Esmerelda spelling arose later in English contexts.

Modern awareness spread widely after Victor Hugo's 1831 novel Notre-Dame de Paris, whose heroine La Esmeralda inspired adoption across Europe and the Americas. In the United States, Esmerelda appears as a parallel variant to the more common Esmeralda from the late twentieth century onward. International forms include Spanish/Portuguese Esmeralda and Italian Smeralda; the French word is émeraude. Common short forms are Esme/Esmé, Essie, and Emmy. The name conveys vivid, jewel-toned imagery and a sense of rarity and vitality.