Etymology

Esmeralda

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Today it means: A female given name from Spanish. Full definition →

Spanish esmeralda
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  1. Spanish · derived fromesmeralda“emerald”
  2. English todayEsmeralda

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

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