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Emerson - boy or girl?

Do you think Emerson is a boy name or a girl name? I realize it can go both ways, but which do you think of first?
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  • Def boy. 
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  • It can't go both ways. Just because people use it for a girl doesn't magically change it from a boy's name. If stuff like that worked I could start calling dollar bills hundreds and be rich.
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    I think boy first.

    Then I think I hope someone didn't name their girl Emerson...poor thing.

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  • imageblu-eyedwife:
    It can't go both ways. Just because people use it for a girl doesn't magically change it from a boy's name. If stuff like that worked I could start calling dollar bills hundreds and be rich.

    Exactly, which is why I'm asking. To me it is a boys name. But I'm curious what others are think because there are so many boys names used for girls these days. Drives me nuts. 

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    NMS for a girl name (and I like boys names for girls). Too girly for a boys name. Ranks with Julian and Gabriel for me. Nice names and I like them, but I would never use them. 
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  • Neither. It's a last name.
  • I know a girl named this so my mind goes to girl for that reason alone.
  • I've always thought of it as a boy's name.
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  • imageblu-eyedwife:
    It can't go both ways. Just because people use it for a girl doesn't magically change it from a boy's name. If stuff like that worked I could start calling dollar bills hundreds and be rich.

    LOL! Perfect!

  • Boy. "Son of" names on girls seems odd to me.
  • Boy. It sounds so masculine to me.
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  • Surname first. Boy name next. Son of Emery is not good for a girl.
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  • Neither. It's a boy name by origin, but I would be leery of using it on a boy because it has been used so often on girls.
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    Boy. "Son of" names on girls seems odd to me.

    All of this... except change "odd" to "ridiculous" 

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  • Nowadays?  Girl.  Traditionally?  Boy.  Would never name my boy Emerson right now... It's like the next Avery in some ways for me.
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  • Boy but sadly it's going to the girls.
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  • imagegimmietimmies:
    Boy. "Son of" names on girls seems odd to me.
    But if you spell is Emersyn, it's FINE!

    And I sadly know someone in my neighborhood who did this.  

    To answer the OP - it's a boys name. 

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  • It's a boy's name.  Stupid people are naming their girls this name.  I'm still waiting for the unisex trend to turn truly "unisex".  I want to see parents of boys naming their sons "Rose", "Grace", "Emma", "Lilah", etc.  Then people can preach to me about "unisex".  All I see are stupid parents of girls thinking they're being hip and trendy by giving their daughters masculine names and claiming they're unisex.

    Incidentally, I really don't want to see boys with those names.  I was simply illustrating a point.Stick out tongue

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  • Traditionally boy...  2013 unisex
  • Thank you, thank you. We are having a boy, and this is on our list, but I started to wonder if it is becoming to girly. Like, more girls are being named this than boys, and as a result people would see the name and automatically think girl. I would never name my girl Emerson. For now it will stay on the list.
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  • Well, I've been outvoted, but we love our daughter's name...

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  • My cousin's daughter has this name and they call her Emme for short. I think it could be for both though. :)
  • Boy.  I do not think girl at all.
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  • General rule of thumb: if it ends in "son" it's for boys.
  • EmerSON. BOY.
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  • -son = boy with the exception of Alison 
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    It's a boy's name.  Stupid people are naming their girls this name.  I'm still waiting for the unisex trend to turn truly "unisex".  I want to see parents of boys naming their sons "Rose", "Grace", "Emma", "Lilah", etc.  Then people can preach to me about "unisex".  All I see are stupid parents of girls thinking they're being hip and trendy by giving their daughters masculine names and claiming they're unisex.

    Incidentally, I really don't want to see boys with those names.  I was simply illustrating a point.Stick out tongue

     

    This!  Sadly, Emerson was on my boy list, even though DH already said he doesn't like it  ;P  But, I DO NOT do uni-gender names, or boy names people have started using for girls. So now Emerson is out for me.

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