We are thinking about naming our little girl [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] [name_u]Langley[/name_u]- ([name_f]Em[/name_f] or [name_f]Emma[/name_f] for short) is it too ambiguous? We want something non traditional, but I’m concerned that people will be confused.
We’ve also talked about Waverly Emerson, but it doesn’t really lend itself to nicknames, which is something we’d like to have since my husband and I both have short names and never had nicknames.
Feedback and suggestions appreciated
TBH, it ss ambiguous as I wouldn’t know by her name if she is a female or male. If you are planning to call her Em or Emma, I would suggest going straight to Emma or maybe something like Ember or Emilia.
I generally assume that [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] is a boy if given no other information, so with [name_u]Langley[/name_u], which is unisex, I definitely wouldn’t know. That’s easily remedied with a more feminine middle.
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u] I would probably assume was a girl. You can do [name_u]Waverly[/name_u] nicknames, they’re just more of a stretch. Maybe something like:
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_u]Avi[/name_u] (like [name_f]Ava[/name_f] but with a long e sound instead of an a at the end- I think this is my favorite of the possible nicknames)
[name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_f]Lya[/name_f]/[name_f]Lia[/name_f]
Sorry, I really dislike it. But, that is not my style of name at all. If you don’t want a frilly name, how about:
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_u]Landry[/name_u]
Or:
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Emme[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
I like it and other androgynous full names. But I’m also not into dressing little girls up as princesses from the get-go either. Choose a name you love because not everyone will see or hear her middle name anyways, even if it is feminine.
I feel like if you use one neutral name you should use a more defined name with it. so maybe a different (more “girly”) middle if you want to go with [name_u]Emerson[/name_u], or just name her [name_f]Emma[/name_f].
I love [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] and would automatically think it was girl if I saw the name. It’s not a boys name imo. But I don’t care for [name_u]Langley[/name_u]. Reminds me of dangling and gangling… I just don’t like the sound of it. Maybe [name_u]Landry[/name_u] instead? I also love [name_u]Waverly[/name_u].
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] [name_u]Landry[/name_u]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] [name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] [name_u]Langley[/name_u] sounds very masculine. It’s quite handsome for a boy actually. I’d go with something like [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] instead.
I’d change it to [name_f]Emersyn[/name_f] [name_m]Langlee[/name_m]. Not my style at all, but I think that solves your issue. I prefer [name_u]Waverly[/name_u] and you could call her Waves, Welly, [name_m]Way[/name_m], [name_u]Wade[/name_u], [name_m]Erly[/name_m] [name_u]Bird[/name_u]
Neither name is my taste but [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] [name_u]Langley[/name_u] is nice enough, I don’t think it’s too androgynous or ambiguous. I really like [name_u]Waverly[/name_u], my favorite nickname would be Wavey/Wavie
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] [name_u]Langley[/name_u] is cute! I like [name_u]Waverly[/name_u] too…nn Wave
I’m sorry, but my first thought was boy. Perhaps a more feminine middle?
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] [name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] [name_u]Laney[/name_u]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] [name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] [name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] [name_f]Lilith[/name_f]