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Esmeralda

/ɛzməˈɹɑːldə/

Esmeralda proper noun: a female given name from Spanish.

Proper noun

Esmeralda

  1. A female given name from Spanish.
  2. A barangay of Balungao, Pangasinan, Philippines.

Origin of Esmeralda

From Spanish esmeralda (“emerald”), as first used in the novel Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) by Victor Hugo.

Questions about Esmeralda

What does Esmeralda mean?
Esmeralda means a female given name from Spanish.
What part of speech is Esmeralda?
Esmeralda is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Esmeralda?
Esmeralda is pronounced /ɛzməˈɹɑːldə/.

Words near Esmeralda in the dictionary

  1. Esmails
  2. ESMCP
  3. Esme
  4. Esmee
  5. Esmeh
  6. Esmeralda
  7. Esmeralda County
  8. Esmeraldan
  9. Esmeraldans
  10. Esmeraldas
  11. esmeraldite

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