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!

I absolutely love it and have it on the list for my (as yet hypothetical) daughter.

trashy

Thanks everyone, seems a bit of a mixed bag so far. I will add it to the "maybe" list for now.
Emmeline is a great suggestion and an honourable woman to be named after, I'll add that to the list.
I also really like Pearl, that would be my first choice but DH can't get over the necklace associations 😏

It’s definitely not elegant. Not necessarily trashy though.

FWIW I think Ruby and Pearl (both lovely names) have a traditional working-class feel - which may or may not be something you’d like. Emmeline much posher (personally I prefer Emerald )

Plain old Emma is a lovely name too.

Trashy

@NiteFlights that's interesting, I wouldn't have thought as Ruby or Pearl as that. Ruby is also nice but 2 of my friends babies are called that and it seems to be very popular.
Unfortunately I know far too many Emma's being an 80's child.
DH also suggested Opal but reminds me too much of the sweets 😂

I really like Esmeralda.

Emmeline is much nicer than Emerald.

nice but she might just go by em and ems because she hates it

Emmeline is a great idea.

@Natt99 I didn't know people still even use the term "pearl necklace"!

@whatausername I know, it wouldn't be my first association at all! DH went to an all boys school and said it was joked about a lot 🤷🏼‍♀️ shame as it's a lovely name

There was a journo called Topaz Amoore, who used to do the papers on Sky. Love that name, so striking!

i love the nickname emmy, my daughter’s name is emmeline and we call her emmy. i do like emerald though, it’s pretty and a little unusual.

Gemstones are all ... names for dancers.

Sapphire, Ruby, Amethyst, Diamond, all...dancer names.

@sunshineandshowers21 aww sounds sweet, do you pronounce the "line" like line or lean? I'd be inclined to go with "lean" but know the french way is line

It's alright but do remember, an emerald is green. A lot of people don't particularly like green (except in nature), and wouldn't want to be associated with the name for that reason.

Emma and Emily are lovely, so what if other people you know have chosen those names? Most classes at school have several children with the same name, who wants to stand out as something different? However there are plenty of other names you can choose from.

Angela is nice and due a comeback.

Stripper name.

It sounds too drag queen for me. I'm out.

FABULOUS!

Trashtastic

I really like it. I see it as retro chic. I see Diamond and Crystal as trashy, but not Emerald

@Natt99 we use the lean pronunciation. a he’s named after emmeline pankhurst and that’s apparently how her name was pronounced.

*she’s. typing and feeding don’t really go well together haha!

Emerald is a bit on the trashy side unless you live in Mayfair or something, what about Jade?? More upper middle class