@linny40 I would go with Emerson not Emersyn. But I tend to be against alternative spellings. It's annoying to have a name you have to spell for people all the time.
DD #1: April 2017 DD #2: May 2020 Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
If you're going to use a traditionally masculine name on a girl, I'm of the opinion that you should own it and spell it correctly. Cutesy spellings will likely get tedious for her to correct all of the time (as the majority of my high school students with non-traditional spellings complain about often).
Also, I pronounce Emerson and Emersyn differently (-son vs. -sin) at first glance. Ys don't have the same sound as Os.
We are thinking about using Emerson for our baby girl's name but I know some people dislike it for a girl because they say it is too masculine and means "Emery's Son"...and I don't think we would change it to Emersyn. What do people think about this name for a girl?
This may be a regional thing, but all the Emerson's I know are girls. They are all adorable. Most of them go by Emme or Emmy.
We are naming our baby girl Emerson! I was concerned with it being overly masculine too but no one I've asked seems to think it is. Opting for a more classic middle name either Emerson Kate or Emerson Catherine.
As far as it having son in it.... Allison, Madison, etc.
I think we're going to go more classic and feminine too for the middle name- probably a family name but I'm not sure what yet! Your choices are beautiful!
We are struggling for a new boy name! It is impossible for us to agree on another boy name! We have two boys Grayson & Weston. Boy #3 however, is proving to extremely difficult to name! I love Jackson, but my nephew now has been named Jackson. I would love some ideas!
@sunshine4talon that is tricky when you've already used two boys names you love and a family member used a third... Here are a few from our early on list that I loved and may go with your sibling set nicely: Emmett, Owen, Alexander. If you want to stick with the -on ending here are a few more: Anderson (NB anders?), Harrison, Dawson. Good luck! Hope you find one you love!
@sunshine4talon I feel like with the boy names you already have, Colton would be a good fit. That was the first name that popped into my head when I read your other 2.
@linny40 My friend has a baby girl, Emerson, after the poet. I love it because it means something to them. Our 1st has a masculine name and this second girl will too. I think it has nothing to do with how feminine they are/will be perceived.
@kcasset I think Natalie is pretty. My husband is also getting incredibly antsy for me to settle on a name.
Our newest contenders are: Avery Marie or Elliot Marie or August Marie. I'm not attached to any of them and none of them feel right. Marie is my 1st daughter's middle name and I think we have chosen that place holder out of desperation. We have had such a hard time picking. Nothing feels right. This is exactly what happened the first time and we didn't fill out the birth cert. until we were leaving the hospital.
Have a few names picked out for each gender:) baby's gender is a surprise so not finding out till baby is born:) but for a girl we like first name Rae middle name Ann or Raelynn for a first name and Ann for the middle( Ann is my mom's middle name and my Mother in Laws middle name as well) and my husband Likes Samantha Nicole for a girl(Nicole is my middle name)....i have some boy names picked out though like Ryan James or James Ryan...we shall see!! Every boy name I suggest to hubby he doesn't like lol he just has approved of the girl names!
I need help! I think we've narrowed our daughter's name down to either Inessa (pronounced e-nessa) Patrice or Corinne (pronounced Cor-in) Patrice. I don't know how to make the decision. Opinions on either?
@jglow If you are concerned about pronunciation as baby gets older, goes to school, and becomes an adult, here are my two cents. Inessa - I automatically look at and pronounce eye-nessa instead of the e-nessa that you said. Whereas, I would pronounce Corinne exactly how you are showing it. If pronunciation doesn't bother you, then my opinion here probably doesn't matter, but I grew up with a name that no one would ever get right, so its something that I am sensitive to when picking out names for my LOs.
@KirstenH88 - Thanks for that feedback. That's helpful. My husband and I haven't discussed names with anyone else so I didn't think about the possibility of the pronunciation eye-nessa. One hesitation I have with Corinne is that my son's name ends in -ine with the same soft I pronunciation (Augustine- Au-GUS-tin). He mostly goes by Gus but I don't know if having both ending in the same sound would be weird or not.
@jglow I agree with @KirstinH88. I definitely mispronounced it at before I read your explanation. I'm also not super familiar with the name Inessa, so I think you're likely to get some side-eye from people who consider it to be made-up or younique.
I don't think that Corinne and Augustine sound the same when I say them out loud...maybe because the way I pronounce Corinne has the emphasis on the last syllable (cor-IN) and Augustine doesn't? I don't think they're too matchy, especially if he goes by Gus.
@jglow I think I agree with @KirstinH88 too. Actually in my head I pronounced it IN-nessa. Not Eye- or ee- either one. If she went by Nessa most of the time it wouldn't matter. Personally I like Corinne.
@HGRICH and @SnarkasaurusRex Thank you! I do think the pronunciation would probably end up being more like IN-nessa. The name is a European variation of Inez, which we like too but doesn't really go with our polish last name. One of my hesitations with Inessa has been that it might seem "made-up" like @SnarkasaurusRex suggested.
@jglow I second what's already been said. I pronounced it with the "eye" sound at the start when I read inessa. I also agree with @snarkasaurusrex the Corinne and Augustine do not seem too similar to use as a sibling set especially with nicknames, but maybe that's because when I say Augustine in my head the end sounds more like -teen than -tin. I like Corrine! I also like Cora if you're worried about them being too similar and want a variation. Good luck!!
@jglow my vote goes for Corinne, I love that name/!!! If you want a different ending, there is always Corinna, but I prefer Corinne!
Me: 35 year old FTM, a busy city banker living in London, and a constant worrier. My DH: French guy, car fanatic, best husband ever. Our baby boy: Due on 17 April, currently 37 weeks. I can't believe it - I made it to full term!!!! Last measurement: 3150 gs at 37+1! This is going to be a big baby
Thanks so much @BabyBlake042017, @smallanimal, and @schef070911. I really appreciate the feedback! I think I'm closer to being decided - now it might be a matter of DH and I coming to an agreement
@jglow I like Inessa but, probably because Corinne is more popular where I am. I wouldn't think to pronounce it incorrectly either but, again, it might be where I am from. Both are lovely with the middle name Patrice!
Ok, so DH and I *think* we may have agreed on a boy's name. It was not a name originally on our list, but talking about it the other night, we both really like Elijah- or Eli for short. One one of my colleagues had a baby last summer and named him Elijah. He was the adopted baby I donated all my breast milk to. We don't really socialize outside of work, so would it be awkward to name a baby the same name?
We both also like Wesley, but DH has a guy who reports to him with that name, and he thinks that would be weird. Gosh, this baby better be a girl, or we may leave the hospital with a nameless boy.
@rachelmiller03 Boy names are so hard! I don't think it's weird to name him Elijah. You don't socialize with your colleague outside of work, so I think you're fine.
@RachelGreene we have a set girl name, it's the same name we would have used if DS had been a girl. But our boys names.... nada. We keep changing our minds, can't agree on anything, and haven't even begun to think about middle names. Why are names so hard?
@RachelGreene, we have a list and know it's a girl, but haven't narrowed it down. In fact, DH keeps trying to add more. We always name baby after birth though. It tends to take us about a week.
I'm thinking that once we meet the baby he or she will be easier to name. Hopefully... everyday I tell my husband that the name Bean (baby's nickname) isn't too bad.
Re: Baby Names
DD #2: May 2020
Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
Also, I pronounce Emerson and Emersyn differently (-son vs. -sin) at first glance. Ys don't have the same sound as Os.
As far as it having son in it.... Allison, Madison, etc.
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
@kcasset I think Natalie is pretty. My husband is also getting incredibly antsy for me to settle on a name.
Our newest contenders are: Avery Marie or Elliot Marie or August Marie. I'm not attached to any of them and none of them feel right. Marie is my 1st daughter's middle name and I think we have chosen that place holder out of desperation. We have had such a hard time picking. Nothing feels right. This is exactly what happened the first time and we didn't fill out the birth cert. until we were leaving the hospital.
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
I don't think that Corinne and Augustine sound the same when I say them out loud...maybe because the way I pronounce Corinne has the emphasis on the last syllable (cor-IN) and Augustine doesn't? I don't think they're too matchy, especially if he goes by Gus.
My DH: French guy, car fanatic, best husband ever.
Our baby boy: Due on 17 April, currently 37 weeks. I can't believe it - I made it to full term!!!!
Last measurement: 3150 gs at 37+1! This is going to be a big baby
We both also like Wesley, but DH has a guy who reports to him with that name, and he thinks that would be weird. Gosh, this baby better be a girl, or we may leave the hospital with a nameless boy.
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
I don't think it would be weird at all to name him Elijah!
Our girl list consists of: Claire, Dylan, Kaya, Violet & Charlotte for this baby. I need to see what she looks like before I can commit.
DD1 born 5/24/10.
Missed M/C at 14 wks Feb 2012.
DD2 born 5/14/13.
Missed M/C at 9 wks July 2015.
DD1 born 5/24/10.
Missed M/C at 14 wks Feb 2012.
DD2 born 5/14/13.
Missed M/C at 9 wks July 2015.