Emery for a girl?

melynn916 · January 2013

DD1 is Madilyn and we call her Madi. I really like Emery for a girl and call her Emme. So far I've only seen boys named Emery though???

Mom2katiec · January 2013

I like Emme or Emmy. Emery is nms.

mandateach517 · January 2013

I like it. But with a classic, girly middle name like Jane or Elizabeth!

knottie99d9550b0a0a31af · January 2013

Emery is a board, so I'd go Emerson.

alsustaire · January 2013

I have only seen it used on girls and love it. I think it is one to make my top ten.

Zimger · January 2013

Dancer0919:
Emery is a board, so I'd go Emerson.

Following this logic Emerson is an appliance company and a college.

OP: I'm not fond of Emery for either boys or girls but I think I like it less for a girl. I think of a young child saying Emery...most of the time people would probably mistake it for Emily.

Have you considered Emily, Emma, or something similar?

melynn916 · January 2013

alsustaire:
I have only seen it used on girls and love it. I think it is one to make my top ten.

Awesome! Thanks ladies! I will start thinking of classic middle names!

pinkflipflops44 · January 2013

Not a fan of Emery for a girl or a boy.

anvloveskme · January 2013

I like it personally but it doesn't get a lot of love on this board

noslen2005 · January 2013

I am not a fan of using typical boy names for little girls.

llewzier · January 2013

I'm not a fan of Emery but I like Amery. Not that that helps haha

ariaforte8 · January 2013

I don't like Emery at all, but I think the Emerson suggestion is way worse.

mtm0109 · January 2013

Love Emery!!

blu-eyedwife · January 2013

melynn916:
So far I've only seen boys named Emery though???

Let's think about this rationally.

1) You've only seen boys named Emery. Because it's a boy's name. You've probably also only seen boys named Dave, Kevin, and Sebastian- are you adding them to your name list too?

2) I really don't get naming a girl a boy's name. It might work out for her if she's gorgeous and popular. But on the off chance she's normal or *gasp* god forbid, overweight, nerdy, or acne-ridden, it's going to be miserable for her. And as much as we all like to imagine our daughters being the head cheerleader, even famous supermodels complain of ugly-duckling high school stages. It seems really cruel to give your child a masculine name on top of that.

3) your other daughter has a lovely, classic, feminine name. Is Emery going to think you wanted a boy and were stuck with her? Or is she always going to be jealous of her beautiful sister who got the "good" name?

kathleen02 · January 2013

Mom2katiec:
I like Emme or Emmy. Emery is nms.

This. Plus it reminds me of...

spklasvegas · January 2013

I have a friend named Embry and we call her Em. Maybe this could be an option?

BC&LM · January 2013

melynn916:
DD1 is Madilyn and we call her Madi. nbsp;I really like Emery for a girl and call her Emme. nbsp;So far I've only seen boys named Emery though???

I don't like Emery, but Emme or Emma is pretty.