Esmeralda Took

Esmeralda Brandybuck (née Took) was the wife of Saradoc Brandybuck, the mother of Merry Brandybuck and the mother-in-law of Estella Bolger. Esmeralda is also related to Bilbo Baggins through her father, Adalgrim Took, who was one of Bilbo's first cousins.

Esmeralda is a member of the Brandybuck Clan, the Took Clan  and the Baggins Family.

History
Esmeralda Took was born in The Shire to Adalgrim Took. She had four siblings: three unnamed older sisters and one brother, Paladin. At an unknown point Esmeralda met and fell in love with Saradoc Brandybuck and ended up marrying each other. They only had one child, a son named Meriadoc (whom they nicknamed Merry).

Along with her son and husband, Esmeralda was one of the 144 guests at Bilbo's farewell 111th birthday party.

Etymology

 * The name, Esmeralda is of Spanish and Portugese origin, meaning "Emerald" It was tradition in hobbit terms to name a girl after a jewel or a flower. It is also the name of Esmeralda the Gypsy girl from The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo.
 * The surname Took came from the original Hobbitish term, called Tuk. However, its true meaning is unknown in Hobbitsh Westron. However, the surname is traced to the real-life Welsh last name, Took, which refers to a type of sword. . Its earliest form is "Tūca."
 * The surname Brandybuck was originally Oldbuck before it was changed to its current name by Gordenhad Brandybuck. It was a combination of Brandywine and Oldbuck. Brandybuck itself was a translation of the Westron word, Brandagamba It contains the element branda-, meaning "borderland," referring to Buckland beign on the Borders of the easter edge of the Shire and evokes Branda-nin, meaning "border water." Branda-nin was also the early hobbitsh name for the Brandywine River). It's second element, gama comes from the older name of Oldbuck in the sense of a male deer. . Esmeralda gained this name after she married Saradoc.