Opinions on a boy's name

nicoleabrock · June 2010

What do you think of Esai (pronounced EE-sigh) for a boy's name?

MelCfromMN · June 2010

Is it ethnic? I would have pronounced it E - say if you hadn't shown how it was supposed to be. That said, I don't care for it.

nicoleabrock · June 2010

MelCfromMN:
Is it ethnic? I would have pronounced it E - say if you hadn't shown how it was supposed to be. That said, I don't care for it.

It's Spanish. Have you ever heard of the actor Esai Morales?

finn07 · June 2010

i like it. not very common and i like the way it is spelled. i could pronounce it without having to be told how but it isn't something everyone else has already used too much.

victoria1977 · June 2010

I would have no idea how to pronounce it without you telling me.

sunnyday016 · June 2010

NMS, I don't like names that end in 'i'.

Nicoleandboys · June 2010

I really like it...it's different without being bizarre. However, I wouldn't have known how to pronounce it without you showing me.

KatiesCats · June 2010

Yeah, but the Spanish pronunciation is more like, "ay-sigh," or "eh-sigh," not "ee-sigh."

ames71 · June 2010

I like it and I knew how to pronounce it.

braveangel2 · June 2010

Some random thoughts on the name...

1. I might use it if I had some Spanish connection

2. Esai Morales

3. It's short, but looks kind of incomplete

4. Love E-names

5. https://biblical-name.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-is-origin-of-name-esai-biblical.html (granted, this is not necessarily a reliable source)

6. Reminds me of Esau

7. ETA: One of the Name Berry pronunciations reminds me of slang word, esa

GideonsMom · June 2010

braveangel2:
6. Reminds me of Esau

This is the first thing I thought of.

I do like biblical E names though. What about: Ephraim, Ezekiel, Elijiah, Elias, or Ezra?

nicoleabrock · June 2010

KatiesCats:
Yeah, but the Spanish pronunciation is more like, "ay-sigh," or "eh-sigh," not "ee-sigh."

Do you mean in Spain? My husband and his family (all Mexican) say ee-sigh.

https://www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/esai

barrjn84 · June 2010

victoria1977:
I would have no idea how to pronounce it without you telling me.

This.

mcmann05 · June 2010

victoria1977:
I would have no idea how to pronounce it without you telling me.

This.

HappyMrsK · June 2010

nicoleabrock:

MelCfromMN:
Is it ethnic? I would have pronounced it E - say if you hadn't shown how it was supposed to be. That said, I don't care for it.

It's Spanish. Have you ever heard of the actor Esai Morales?

That was my first thought. I like it.