Comments for EMERSON:

Desperate Housewives star Teri Hatcher has a daughter named Emerson Rose.

-- Groovey943  8/20/2005

Couldn't this also mean "son of Emer"? I kind of doubt it, but it's just a theory.

-- echo_of_the_past  9/27/2005

The webmaster of www.mugglenet.com is called Emerson, my sister has a crush on him.

-- frangg23  11/16/2005

I have seen it used for girls but myself I prefer it for a boy.

-- Anonymous User  5/31/2006

Cute middle name.

-- wefrox  7/14/2006

Comes equipped with big, hairy mascufeminine bollocks.

-- Anonymous User  8/6/2006

Emerson is great, but ONLY on a male. As a girl name, it is positively ridiculous. Same goes for Madison, Addison, and other son names. They were meant to be used for BOYS.

-- claraelizabethann  10/1/2006

I prefer Emerson for a girl, as did the 672 parents who chose it for their daughters in 2005. Male Emersons numbered only 382. With the obvious nicknames of Em and Emmy, in addition to its similarities to the mega-popular Emma & Emily, it will continue to soar up the girls' popularity chart.
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-- GasolineAllie  11/28/2006

In response to it being used as a middle name one example is the character of "Charles Emerson Winchester III" from M*A*S*H.

-- Hailey2006  12/28/2006

I love this name for a girl. When I think of a girl with this name I think of a smart, pretty, possibly shy girl who has great potential. Anyone who names their daughter this - good job! It isn't too bad on boys either.

-- Anonymous User  12/29/2006

My name is Emerson, and I have done some other research on the history of the name. Some legends about the wizard Merlin (also spelled Merlyn, Merlynth, etc) have suggested that his original name was Emerys. So a variant of the origin of Emerson could be 'Emerys' son'. Cool, huh? (The author T. A. Barron first lead me to this discovery by his Merlyn character having the name Emerys.)

-- Merlyn  1/14/2007

I like Emerson for either gender. I'm leaning more towards girl, though, simply because I adore the names Emily and Emma. I do like the poet, though.

I honestly don't see anything wrong with girls being named Emerson. Male and female Kellys, Ashleys and Courtneys coexist so if parents want to name their sons or daughters Emerson, then so be it. Sure, it might be annoying for those who want to name their sons Emerson, that it's trendy for a girl now but what about parents who want to use Emily or Aidan but can't due to popularity? It's the way it goes sometimes. I'm actually thankful that 'name revolutions' occur, otherwise we wouldn't have so many wonderful names out there!

-- Belle  3/12/2007

Emerson Hart is a member of the band Tonic.

-- Anonymous User  4/22/2007

The town where my dad grew up in is called Emerson (It's in Northeastern Nebraska). It's a small prairie village. I'd like to use this as a middle name for my child as homage.

-- Rockos_Modern_Life_1  6/5/2007

Great job if you chose this for a boy, but for a girl, I AM POSTITIVELY DISGUSTED WITH! It just doesn't work for a girl at all, it's way too harsh for a girl but is nice an smooth for a boy. I slightly understand Madison and Addison being female, but this name? NO WAY!

-- spaz123  8/9/2007

I don't like this name on either sex. On boys, it gives the impression that the parents are pretentious or stuck up snobs. It also sounds old-fashioned. On girls, it sounds too masculine, and I fail to see why anyone would even think the name sounds edgy and spunky on girls. Devon I can understand, even Riley, but not this. Boyish names don't age very well on females, unfortunately enough, as you can only be ''cool'' for so long.

-- slight night shiver  4/22/2008

In response to the comment, "Boyish names don't age very well on females," well, you may or may not be right, but I think that is precisely the hope of many parents who choose these seemingly masculine "-son" names for their daughters.

I suspect they think the unisex given name will sound kind of brisk and businesslike when their daughters are old enough to join the business world. In the meantime, they can call them by the cute and girlish nicknames, "Maddie," Addie," and (now) Emmie (or whatever spelling thereof you prefer).

-- Anonymous User  7/17/2009

This is horrible on a girl. It doesn't sound that great on a boy either.

-- number1212  5/9/2008

Micheal Emerson, American actor. Maybe most known for playing Benjamin Linus on Lost.

-- Anonymous User  6/18/2008

Looks like this will become the next fad name like Madison and Addison. I wonder why traditionally masculine names ending in -son become so popular as girls' names in the US. Future parents - beware.

-- HebrideanBlack  12/17/2008

I think this is a wonderful masculine name that is best used as a middle name, although if your husband's name is Emery it would make a great first name.

-- Anonymous User  12/20/2008

When I think of "Emerson", I think of Keith Emerson, the fantastic keyboard player from the famous 70's progressive rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer. (He was the Emerson in the band's name, of course.)

-- Pippin  3/19/2009

This is actually a kind of cool name for a guy, but on a girl, it sounds totally hideous and trendoid. Do people not understand the meaning of the -son ending?

-- Anyechka  9/1/2009

I love this name both for girls and boys.
The heroine in Airhead by Meg Cabot is called Emerson.

-- yael5012_y  9/10/2009

I know it was meant for boys but it sounds too girly for a boy especially with nicknames like Em, Emmy, or Emma. And I hate Ashley, Madison, or Addison on boys. I think the people who came up with these for boys were crazy they are just too girly. Boys need manly names and girls need cute, pretty names.

-- Ranchie  10/20/2009

Well to me it just seems sort of unisex. I mean, as what was originally a last name, wouldn't it be ok for either gender? I don't see anything wrong with it. Yeah, its a surnamey name like a lot of 'trendy' names, but also it has a literary background which i guess for me kind of cancels out the trendoid-ness!

-- Saffine Grace  11/23/2009

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