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Micah or Emerson?

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georgiaokeeffe · 15/04/2018 16:57

Just that really: final 2 my husband and I can agree on.

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georgiaokeeffe · 17/04/2018 19:24

I'm definitely having a boy! But yes, Emerson is more often used for girls but I thought paired with a very masculine middle name we might get away with it. And in the US it seems anything goes. In my daughter's class there's a Brooklyn (boy) and a Brooklyn (girl).

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Buxbaum · 17/04/2018 19:13

I read the thread title and assumed the child was a girl because Emerson sounds like a girl's name.

I am really surprised at the number of people who are saying this. EmerSON? As in 'son of Emer'? Like Jackson and Anderson?

TinaTop · 17/04/2018 18:53

I read the thread title and assumed the child was a girl because Emerson sounds like a girl's name.

bridgetreilly · 17/04/2018 18:48

Micah and Miles work well together imo.

KarineAimee · 17/04/2018 17:14

I know a fab chap called Emerson, so would go for that Smile

Buxbaum · 17/04/2018 12:22

Love Micah but I think you're right that Micah and Miles are too similar.

How about Eli?

17caterpillars1mouse · 17/04/2018 11:48

Micah is lovely
I don't like Emerson sorry

Inthedeepdarkwinter · 15/04/2018 20:58

I wouldn't pick two similar names myself. I did and when I'm tired it's very hard to say the right one. Better when they are older...

Peachbubble · 15/04/2018 20:55

Micah. Other M boys names: Moses, Maxwell, Magnus, Matthias, Murray, Malachi, Munro.

Ginnotginger · 15/04/2018 20:38

I like Micah, I'm not keen on Emerson. My favourite M name is Matthew.

AssassinatedBeauty · 15/04/2018 20:38

Matthew, Malcolm, Mark, Marcus?

Laquila · 15/04/2018 20:13

I quite like both but I prefer Emerson with Miles.

Micah is Old Testament but not notably popular amongst Jewish families IME.

BendydickCuminsnatch · 15/04/2018 20:13

For a boy I assume? I know of girls with both names. I prefer Emerson purely because of the way it sounds, but I like both.

Donotbequotingmeinbold · 15/04/2018 20:11

I prefer Michael. I love how it sounds. Not keen on Emerson or Micah.

RedDwarves · 15/04/2018 20:11

I would assume Emerson was a girl as (especially in the US) it has become popular for girls in the same way Madison has.

So, Micah by default, but I don’t like it.

LoveInTokyo · 15/04/2018 20:07

Miles and Michael sounds good Wink

Katjolo · 15/04/2018 19:52

Emmerson

daisypond · 15/04/2018 18:44

Is Michael no good?

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georgiaokeeffe · 15/04/2018 18:43

I'd also add we're in the US where surnames as first names are commonplace, but not everyone's cup of tea I know.

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georgiaokeeffe · 15/04/2018 18:42

We're tied to a name that starts with 'm' or at a push had the 'em' sound at the beginning after my mother who passed away last year (cultural tradition). Problem
Is we already have a Miles. Micah and Miles sound so similar but my husband thinks it's fine. Any other suggestions?

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daisypond · 15/04/2018 18:35

Micah is very odd to me - I've never heard of it and wouldn't know how to pronounce it. I thought Mee-ka at first. But I see it's Old Testament. I might assume Jewish parents, though. I'm not wild about Emerson as it's a surname-type name, but I'd go for that, probably.

gryffen · 15/04/2018 18:34

Micah is lovely, I quite like Mikhail on our list.

Emerson just reminds me of Charles Emerson Winchester 3rd in MASH (awesome actor tho!)

MikeUniformMike · 15/04/2018 18:34

Same as DramaAlpaca. Emerson is a surname and sounds a bit like Emmason, cf Alison, Madison, etc.
Micah makes me think of Formica.

DramaAlpaca · 15/04/2018 18:30

I don't like either, but if I had to pick I'd choose Micah. Though Michael is much nicer.

Sophronia · 15/04/2018 18:28

Micah

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