It’s a bit early to really trust the sonogram, but it looks like [name_u]Baby[/name_u] 2 is a boy. For [name_u]Baby[/name_u] 1, it would have meant a lot to one of her grandmothers if we’d used [name_f]Emma[/name_f], an old family name. Because of the popularity and our very common last name, we didn’t consider [name_f]Emma[/name_f] seriously, and only realized later how much it meant.
There won’t be a [name_u]Baby[/name_u] 3. So, are there any ways to honor [name_f]Emma[/name_f] for a boy? [name_u]Emmett[/name_u] seems like the only obvious choice, but I’m not that thrilled about it. There only male names from that branch of the family with any significance are [name_m]Christian[/name_m] (really not our style) and [name_m]Victor[/name_m] (eh). I also like the idea of giving a boy a name that evokes his strong female ancestors — it seems like there are tons of girls’ name specifically designed to honor male relatives, but not so much the other way around. But I also want a name I actually like. Any ideas very much appreciated!
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u] is nice. [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] is better in my opinion. (EMM-riss)
[name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m] is handsome as well. More spiritual, but a nice meaning.
Emeric / Emrick
[name_u]Emory[/name_u]
I think [name_u]Emmett[/name_u] is the perfect choice.
I love that you’re trying to honor your female family members in your son’s name. That’s fantastic! Emmett is definitely the obvious choice, but I’m so bummed you don’t love it! I adore Emmett and having a grandmother named Emma is the perfect excuse to use it, in my book 
Maybe it’ll grow on you, in the mean time here are some other options to see if you love something more.
Emmerich
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Emery[/name_u]
[name_m]Emil[/name_m] (or [name_m]Emile[/name_m])
[name_m]Emilio[/name_m]
[name_u]Emlyn[/name_u]
More loosely inspired by [name_f]Emma[/name_f]:
Ames - contains many of the same letters and sounds as [name_f]Emma[/name_f]
Hansin - means ‘universal’ like [name_f]Emma[/name_f] does
[name_m]Gomer[/name_m] - means ‘complete’ like [name_f]Emma[/name_f] does
So many great suggestions up there already!
You could also use a name with a strong ‘em’ sound in the middle or end? (Maybe even use [name_f]Em[/name_f] as a nickname)
[name_u]Remy[/name_u] / [name_m]Remmy[/name_m]
Remment, Remmert, or Remmelt
Remmington
[name_m]Jereme[/name_m]
Calem
[name_m]Efrem[/name_m] / [name_m]Ephrem[/name_m]
Graem / [name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u] (nn [name_u]Jem[/name_u]?)
Kassem
Kemp
[name_u]Memphis[/name_u]
Thanks, everyone! These are great suggestions. And I do think [name_u]Emmett[/name_u] could grow on me, it just doesn’t flow well enough with our last name for me to feel like it’s perfect.
Maybe [name_u]Emery[/name_u] or [name_u]Emerson[/name_u]?
Or look to a name with the same meaning? (whole / universal)
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Emmerich[/name_m] (maybe shortened to [name_m]Merrick[/name_m]?)
Or an association: e.g. [name_f]Emma[/name_f] “was revived in the 18th century, perhaps in part due to [name_m]Matthew[/name_m] [name_m]Prior[/name_m]'s poem ‘[name_m]Henry[/name_m] and [name_f]Emma[/name_f]’ (1709)” or [name_u]Austen[/name_u], after [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_u]Austen[/name_u] who wrote the book “[name_f]Emma[/name_f]”?