Esmeralda
Esmeralda is a vibrant feminine name of Spanish origin derived from the green gemstone. It gained worldwide literary fame through Victor Hugo's classic novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. It is a lyrical, striking name full of warmth and romantic elegance.
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Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisThe name means “emerald”, evoking the beauty and rarity of the gemstone.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Meno vzniklo zo španielskeho apelatíva esmeralda vo význame „smaragd“. Toto slovo sa cez vulgárnolatinské *smaralda, odvodené z latinského smaragdus, spája so starogréckym smáragdos, označujúcim zelený drahokam; jeho vzdialenejší pôvod nie je bezpečne objasnený.
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ESMERALDA
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling15 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.
- •Dlhšie meno (4 slabiky) môže byť v rýchlej medzinárodnej komunikácii skracované.
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Dates in Slovak and international calendarsGrammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Esmeralda
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