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A variant of Esmé; Behind the Name notes the root element is 'esmer' without further resolving its precise sense.
Uncertain (Old French-adjacent)
Commonly interpreted as '(female) friend' or 'companion', probably a contraction of Hebrew re'ut.
Biblical Hebrew
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