Esmeralda

In Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Esmeralda was a gypsy dancer living in Paris. During the Festival of Fools, she helped Quasimodo when the mob attacked him. Frollo ordered her arrest which she evaded by using a magic trick. She returned with him to Notre Dame, where she was given sanctuary from arrest. When Judge Frollo tried to destroy the home of the gypsies, Esmeralda and Quasimodo joined with Captain Phoebus to defend them. In the sequel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame II, Esmeralda and Phoebus were married with a son named Zephyr.

Esmeralda means 'emerald' in Spanish and Portuguese. Esmeralda has been in the top 1,000 names for most years since 1951. It hit it's peak in 1998 when it was #133. In 2014 it ranked at #376. I expect it to climb higher since Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes used it for their daughter.

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