Quick answer
Esmeralda is a girl name meaning "emerald".
Pronunciation: Spanish /ez.me.ˈɾal.da/; European Portuguese /ɨʒ.mɨ.ˈɾaɫ.dɐ/; Brazilian Portuguese /ez.me.ˈɾaw.dɐ/; English /ɛz.mə.ˈɹɑːl.də/.
Meaning and history
The name means "emerald" in Spanish and Portuguese, ultimately from Greek σμάραγδος ( smaragdos ). Victor Hugo used this name in his novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), in which Esmeralda is the Romani girl who is loved by Quasimodo. It has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world since that time.
Notes and context
Usage: spanish, portuguese, english, albanian, literature