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Esmeralda

Pronunciation: ehz-mə-RAHL-də (key)

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Origin of the name Esmeralda:

A borrowing of the Spanish name Esmeralda, which is taken from the word meaning "emerald." Esmeralda was the name of the Gypsy girl loved by the hunchback Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1831).

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The Esmeralda I know is extremely nerdy and oddly eccentric.

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Meanings and history of the name Esmeralda: | Edit

From Spanish, meaning "emerald". The French forms are Esméralde and Esméralda.

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Esmeralda García, Brazilian track and field athlete
Esmeralda Kapiolani Marignoli, Hawaiian-Italian noblewoman
Esmeralda Pimentel, Mexican actress

Esmeralda in song, story & screen: | Edit

Esmeralda, a main character in Victor Hugo's 1831 novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" as well as the character from the Disney film version
Esmeralda, a character from the video game Fur Fighters
Santa Esmeralda, a 1970s musical group best known for "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
"Esmeralda", a 1905 film based on Hugo's novel.
"Esmeralda", 1847 opera by Dargomyzhsky, also based on Hugo's novel.
"Esmeralda", a 1905 film based on the same novel.
"Esmeralda", 1883 English opera by Arthur Goring Thomas based on the same novel.
"Esmeralda", 1847 opera by Dargomyzhsky, based on the same novel.
"La Esmeralda", an 1844 ballet.
At least three telenovelas have been named "Esmeralda": from Venezuela, Mexico and Brazil.
"Esmeralda", poem by Nikos Kavvadias.

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