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What do you think about Emmet?

49 replies

unheardof · 02/01/2014 20:16

Loved it when we decided on it, but as DS's arrival draws nearer (due in Feb), I am getting nervous about our choice. We want something friendly but strong, and not too common. Ugh, I think I've thought too much about it and now I can't get a fresh head, if you know what I mean.

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austenozzy · 02/01/2014 20:20

Sounds like a fake American name to me, sorry. Also, it's a Cornish nickname for a tourist!

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DontCallMeDaughter · 02/01/2014 20:21

I quite like it... Certainly do to know anyone else with that name. If you love it, then don't let anyone else's opinion sway you. Whatever they think they'll get used to it! I certainly wouldn't think anything negative if you introduced me to an Emmet.

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HyvaPaiva · 02/01/2014 20:22

I don't like it at all, sorry.

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crazynanna · 02/01/2014 20:22

I like it..but I do instantly see the face in my mind of Hyacinth Bucket Grin

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YouveCatToBeKittenMe · 02/01/2014 20:23

Immediately makes me think of Back To The Future

But I quite like it

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WigWearer · 02/01/2014 20:23

Nope - dialect word for 'ant' (hence, the extended meaning of 'grockle' in Cornwall).

Ee'll zound prapper 'local'.

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Lagoonablue · 02/01/2014 20:23

Is it not Irish? I like it.

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ElBombero · 02/01/2014 20:24

Mmmmm not keen, where's it come from? Remember only important if you like it, but picking a name like that will cause all sorts of reactions which can be hurtful when your emotionally tender after first, I had the same with my DS

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DawnOfTheDee · 02/01/2014 20:24

Wasn't Emmet the next door neighbour in Keeping Up Appearances? Not a reference that's likely to bother your DS though really.

It wouldn't be my personal choice but I think it sounds fine OP.

What about Evan? That would fit your criteria too.

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LynetteScavo · 02/01/2014 20:24

The two people I know with this name are American, which is fine, nothing wrong with that...it wouldn't be my first choice of name, buy hey.

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EmmaGellerGreen · 02/01/2014 20:25

Hyacinth Bucket

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Avalicious1980 · 02/01/2014 20:26

Hmmmm makes me think of Back to the Future and Keeping up appearances.

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loisismyhero · 02/01/2014 20:28

I know a 15 year old Emmet and it suits him. I like it. It's not a fake American name at all. It's not common but not unheard of in Ireland, because of Robert Emmet. Nobody would bat an eye at it here.

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TheSydenhamSet · 02/01/2014 20:28

I think of it as a wet toff's name. Sorry. And also he was the neighbour in keeping up appearances

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unheardof · 02/01/2014 20:28

Thanks for the opinions! Hmm, feels more negative than positive. I am Irish and it was used a bit over here, mostly in the 70s and 80s, but it has German origins.

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soontobeslendergirl · 02/01/2014 20:28

Is it a nn for Emerson?

I think it's okay, prefer Elliot :)

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elvesavleftdabildin · 02/01/2014 20:35

Toothless backwoodsman strumming banjo on rickety porch - 'Deliverance' flashback. Shock

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moas · 02/01/2014 20:36

Great name, I think of Ireland. I know 2 Emmet, both Irish, both in their 30s. Strong and friendly- you've got it.

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weirdthing · 02/01/2014 20:42

I love it (disclaimer - I am N.Irish).

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toobreathless · 02/01/2014 20:43

Love it.

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SS3J · 02/01/2014 22:11

I like it. Certainly wouldn't think it was weird.

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DessieLou · 02/01/2014 22:52

I love Emmett! Wouldn't go with our surname though. Go for it!

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DessieLou · 02/01/2014 23:45

Meant to say, I also love Everett which is similar.

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lemonpoppyseed · 03/01/2014 02:05

I like it. I know a two year old Emmet (I'm in Canada), and it really suits him.

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