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 [ 2 syll. e-smon(d), es-mo-nd ] The boy name Esmond is pronounced EHZMahND KEY. Esmond's language of origin is Old English. It is predominantly used in the French and English languages. The meaning of the name is 'favored protector'. Derived from est meaning 'favor, grace' ; mund meaning 'protection, protector'. An original form of Esmond is Estmund (Old English). The name was first used in the Middle Ages. It died in use by the 14th century before seeing a revival in the late 19th century among English speakers. In literature, it has appeared in William Makepeace Thackeray's novel The History of Henry Esmond (1852). A variant form of the name is the English Esmund. In addition, Esmond is a variant form (French) of the English and German Edmund. See also the related form, the English and Irish Desmond. Esmond is an irregularly used baby boy name. It is not ranked within the top 1000. In 2008, among the family of boy names directly linked to Esmond, the English and Irish Desmond was the most commonly used. Baby names that sound like Esmond include the English Esmund, the Dutch, French, and German Egmond, and the Dutch, French, German, and Hungarian Egmont. KEY: Pronunciation for Esmond: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
