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    Esme

    EZ-may

    Meaning

    Beloved; Esteemed

    French/Latin origin · Girl

    What it points to

    Esme is accepted in the Beloved — esteemed by grace, called a child of God, the soul whose worth is measured by the Father's love.

    Verses · King James Version

    “To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.”

    Ephesians 1:6

    “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God.”

    1 John 3:1

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