Emerald - classy or trashy?

[Natt99]

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!

Trashy.Makes me think stripper.

I like it. it has a sort of ‘upmarket bling’ feel - Emerald Cunard style.

Trashy, sorry.

The only one I can think of is Emerald Fennel, who's very posh (or at least always plays posh characters).

It's a beautiful name, go for it!

I love the name Ruby as it just sounds retro to me and to an extent Pearl too, but not so sure on Emerald, sorry ☺️

I don’t think it actually makes a very nice sound and is a bit ugly and harsh sounding. Em-rold. Actually reminds me of Harold! Emma and Emmie are so much lovelier.

Sorry OP-first thing I thought was stripper.

You can pick anything you want but I think you/your DC will regret a name that carries such negative connotations-even if it is not by everyone it seems like it is by enough.

Too similar in sound to haemorrhoid!

I love it

Just a thought if you like the nn, Emmeline?

I immediately pictured a travellers baby in those huge frilly dresses in a frilly pram. Sorry OP.

Sorry, I think it’s awful! Trashy and doesn’t sound nice. Emmeline has been suggested as an alternative - that’s a lovely name and could also be shortened to Emmy etc.

There was Lady Emerald Cunard, wasn’t there?

Trashy, sorry. Same as pp above, a character from Dynasty.

Emerald, Sapphire, Diamond.... I'm sorry, they're all trashy.

Sounds like one of the Barbie cartoon characters.

My friend is named Emerald. She isn’t posh, but she and her family are quirky, bohemian types. When I met her, it would never have occurred to me that her name was “trashy”, because she herself is so clearly not at all trashy. I think if I’d just seen the name, without meeting the woman, I would have been intrigued rather than thought badly of it.

I know one who’s a super cool DJ, model, presenter (and also lovely) so to me it’s a cool girl name, or indeed posh girl like Emerald Fennell. I wouldn’t choose it cause it’s not my taste, but I think it’s cool, and infinitely more interesting that insipid Emmie/boring Emily

I love it. Reminds me of a 1920s flapper and is the birthstone for May. Nice nicknames with it too.

I think it's gorgeous and am keen to use as a middle name for a future girl.

It's a brand name for an Irish sweet. Delicious they are. But not a name for Ireland, equivalent is naming your child Liquorice Allsorts.

Love Emmy/Emme
Not a fan of Emerald

I think it could be both...depends on the person. It isn’t class associated...not like Crystal or something! You could get a posh Emerald with hippy bohemian posh parents....or you could get a lower class mum naming her daughter Emerald to be “different”.

But it doesn’t strike me as a typically elegant name. Though I do think I like it.

I really like Emmy. Not a huge fan of Emerald (sorry). But if you love it, you should go for it xxx