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The name Emerson

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22Elle · 03/01/2019 23:22

So I read through an old thread about this and I was a bit sad cause I really like the name..

Would you consider it more of a girl or a boy name?

What would a boy be called for short? We can only think of 'E' or 'Sonny'

I know it's traditionally a boys name but it's been used as a girls name over the past few years.

I really liked the name Emmeline/Emalyn for a girl if it was a girl so I don't know if that's what has drawn me to it.

I know it's not everyone's cup of tea! Name suggestions that are similar would be appreciated too!

Middle name would be George

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madeyemoodysmum · 05/01/2019 10:25

I like it but I love the characters in a room with a view that have the surname Emerson

I would give it to a boy tho as plenty of pretty Emma type names for girls.

daisypond · 05/01/2019 10:21

I quite like it for a boy.

Princesspeachy0 · 05/01/2019 09:47

I love it for a boys name!

FrancisCrawford · 05/01/2019 08:24

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DammitOedipus · 05/01/2019 01:54

I would assume Emerson is a boy.

Where I am from, this is a perfectly legitimate name. I'm sure it will be lovely on your child, regardless of the fact that it originated as a surname People on MN can be so snobby and narrow-minded sometimes.

RedDwarves · 04/01/2019 23:27

Emerson Lake? There was a Youtuber a few years ago who named her daughter this, and didn't realise that there was a band called Emerson, Lake & Palmer Grin.

I have known two female Emersons and one male. I would probably assume an Emerson was a girl nowadays, but I don't think it's at Madison level yet i.e. it can still be used for a boy.

foxtiger · 04/01/2019 15:44

and how are we explaining the name Alison then?

It's a sensible question, but Alison is an Old French diminutive of Alice. It's Alis+on, not Ali+son.

I think if I HAD to call a baby Emerson it would have to be a boy for me, but surnamey names are not really my thing.

SilverySurfer · 04/01/2019 15:42

RortyDogOfTheRemove
In fact, it isn't a name at all.

I think Emerson Fittipaldi may disagree with you.

It's a boy's name.

WrapAndRoll · 04/01/2019 08:47

A boys name or surname.

JiltedJohnsJulie · 04/01/2019 08:38

Sorry, x-posted with Mona Smile

JiltedJohnsJulie · 04/01/2019 08:36

It's a boy's name, as it ends in 'son'. and how are we explaining the name Alison then? Smile

MonaChopsis · 04/01/2019 08:22

Alison is also a girl's name ending in 'son'. It's not a rule.

comebacksoonsusan · 04/01/2019 08:10

Horrid.

ParadiseLaundry · 04/01/2019 08:07

I like Emerson. I think it's lovely.

Also to pp, Maddison is also very clearly a girls name and ends in son (but yes, I know the name was only 'invented' from the film Splash!)

Sallygoroundthemoon · 04/01/2019 08:06

Totally a boys name. I also thought of Emerson Fittipaldi. It's not a very pleasing name to the ear.

iturt · 04/01/2019 07:47

Emerson is very clearly a boys name as it ends in 'son'. I'm all for stretching boundaries on unisex names but I don't think you can on this instanceGrin

Nonetheless, I know a boy called Emerson who gets called Emmy.

Bellatrix14 · 04/01/2019 07:45

I’ve only encountered the name Emerson once (I think it was what Cameron Diaz’s character called her baby in ‘What to expect when you’re expecting’?) and that baby was a girl. I think it sounds more like a girls name personally!

mimibunz · 04/01/2019 07:41

I love it. The actress Teri Hatcher named her daughter Emerson.

preggersteach · 04/01/2019 07:38

@DramaAlpaca it was the name of a Brazilian footballer! If you live in the north east area of the country that it what the name will be associated with for many

WrithingHomeForChristmas · 04/01/2019 07:37

It's a boys name. Surname-y names tend to get a bad response on here but I like them.

Cbeebiesrehab · 04/01/2019 07:31

I know two boys called Emerson. Really don’t think it would work on a girl.

flumpybear · 04/01/2019 02:51

Love it, went to school with an Emerson too - boy

Not sure about for a girl emersan emersyn emersen?!

octoberfarm · 04/01/2019 02:44

I quite like it, but I live somewhere where surnames are quite normal to use as first names. I'd assume boy but wouldn't be surprised to find a girl with the name Emerson. Not sure if it's your sort of thing, but would Beckett be an option?

TheRedFox · 04/01/2019 02:28

Definitely a boy's name to my ear - see Emerson Fittipaldi the Brazilian racing driver from the 1970s.

scrivette · 04/01/2019 02:02

I like it, but only for a boy.

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