Esmeralda (given name)

Esmeralda is a feminine given name of Portuguese and Spanish origin meaning emerald. The name was used for a Roma character in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, an 1831 novel by Victor Hugo that has been dramatized on film and screen and also brought the name to the attention of people in the English-speaking world. Esméralda is a French version of the name.

Esmeralda
La Petite Esméralda by William Adolphe Bouguereau
GenderFeminine
Origin
Word/namePortuguese, Spanish
Meaningemerald
Region of originSpain, Portugal
Other names
Nickname(s)Lala, Esme, Esmee
Related namesEmerald, Esméralda
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