Esma (first name)
Esma is a female given name of Arabic origin. It occurs particularly in Turkey and the Balkans . Translated into different languages, it has different meanings. While it is more related to understanding and hearing in Bosnian and Arabic, in Slavonic usage it can stand for both “name” and “the most beautiful in the world”. Esma is also a short form of the name Esmeralda.
Name bearers
Ottoman time
- Esma Sultan (1778–1848), member of the Ottoman dynasty
First name
- Esma Abdelhamid (* 1960), Tunisian author
- Esma Agolli (1928-2010), Albanian actress
- Esma Annemon Dil (* 1974), German journalist and writer
- Esma Redžepova (1943–2016), Macedonian Roma singer
additional
- Esma's Secret - Grbavica , 2006 drama movie