Esmeralda
[ˌɛzməˈrɑːldə]Meaning
means "emerald" in Spanish and Portuguese, from Greek smaragdos
Background Story
Esmeralda means "emerald" in Spanish and Portuguese, ultimately from the Greek word smaragdos. Victor Hugo used the name in his novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), and it has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world since that time. It is also used in Greek and Turkish.
Temperament
Variations
Esme, Emerald
Related Names
Esmerelda
Not documented; recorded as a given name in archaic Romani
Estrella
Spanish form of Stella, coinciding with the Spanish word for "star".
Rosalinda
Latinate form of Rosalind.
Anita
Spanish, portuguese, croatian and slovene diminutive of ana
Annabella
Latinate form of Annabel, or a combination of Anna and Latin bella "beautiful".
Antoinette
Derived from the name Antoine, meaning 'beyond praise' or 'of inestimable worth'.
Aranxa
A feminine given name recorded in Spanish, where it is rare
Baila
Variant of Beyle
Beatriz
Spanish and portuguese form of Beatrix, from Latin viātrīx, 'wayfarer'
Carmelita
Spanish diminutive of Carmel