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Emerald - classy or trashy?

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Natt99 · 21/05/2020 07:53

Looking for opinions please, we have our boys name selected but struggling to agree on a girls.
DH has suggested Emerald...I actually quite like it and could imagine the nn Eme/Emmy. It would also go with our surname which is only 3 letters.
We know people called Emma and Emily so they're out of the question.
What is everyone's thoughts on it? I've never met one so don't know how it would be perceived.
Many thanks!

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NeedToKnow101 · 26/05/2020 22:04

I really like it!

whichteaareyou · 26/05/2020 21:59

I'd call her Emmie instead

georgialondon · 26/05/2020 21:56

I think it's a bit chavtastic

Spied · 26/05/2020 21:53

Trashy.

PuntoEBasta · 26/05/2020 21:49

Funny, I don’t think of it as trashy at all. The only one I know is from very Sloaney, minor aristocracy type family.

sibbys · 22/05/2020 18:38

Trashy

Thisismytimetoshine · 22/05/2020 17:50

Stripper's name. Like Sapphire.

Roseburn · 22/05/2020 17:48

I like Emer.

Marcipex · 22/05/2020 16:20

I like it.

Scruffyoak · 22/05/2020 16:19

Oh dear according to this thread 2 of my girls have stripper names!

MissMoodyMoo · 22/05/2020 12:46

Emmeline is beautiful not "been"! Blimmin phone!

MissMoodyMoo · 22/05/2020 12:46

Emerald its awful!! But emmeline is been 😍😍😍😍

user1493494961 · 22/05/2020 11:22

Trashy, sorry.

SnowdropFox · 22/05/2020 09:53

Such a marmite name! I like it personally. But then I prefer nature based names like flowers, animals and gems. Some of the other suggestions such as Emmeline are just too frilly and posh sounding for me.
Each to their own! You can always give a more traditional mn to balance it out.

pigoons · 22/05/2020 09:52

Trashy

SeasonFinale · 22/05/2020 09:51

Emmeline (pronounced - ean)

Emilia

I know not an Emmy name but what about Elodie.

KindKylie · 22/05/2020 09:40

Having a daughter who is obsessed with Jacqueline Wilson has ruined a lot of these names for me!

There's lots with a similar sound including th eirusj Emer, Emaa, Emily, Emilie, Emmeline, Ember etc

Magicbabywaves · 22/05/2020 09:39

Hmm. I don’t know. Initially I thought no, it’s trashy but then it does have a certain 1920s vibe to it, Pearl, Iris and Emerald type names. The thing is, I know four kids called Emmy and it’s dull to say the least.
I knew an Esmeralda, that means Emerald.

rooarsome · 22/05/2020 09:32

Another vote for stripper chic. Sorry OP! Emmeline is lovely though

GinWithASplashOfTonic · 22/05/2020 09:26

I really like it. Under used but isn't out there

sel2223 · 22/05/2020 09:25

Hmmm, it's not my taste but I do love Emmy/Emmie as a nn.
What about Emmeline?

Eggybreadleg · 22/05/2020 09:02

Another one who's first thought was stripper name. It could of course work and be fine but I think it's a tricky one to make work and most kids wouldn't thank you for it.

brontechick · 22/05/2020 08:41

No - nothing classy about it whatsoever! If you like Emmy - why don't you just chose that as name instead.

ArriettyJones · 22/05/2020 08:32

This is just getting nasty now.

Phoebesgift · 22/05/2020 08:21

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