EMERSON  

Gender: M
Origin: German
Meaning: "son of the chief"

Popularity in 2008: #474

Dignified, somewhat serious name associated with transcendental thinker Ralph Waldo Emerson. More popular now for girls: Desperate Housewife Teri Hatcher used it for her daughter.

Variations:
Emmerson

Emerson is being discussed in our message boards:

• Names of my Students
• James for a girl?
• what do YOU think of ...
• narrowing my list...need help
• Wdyt of Addison?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Emerson:

• BOYS' NAMES FOR GIRLS: A Key To Success?
• SMASHING STEREOTYPES: Nameberry to the rescue
• EMMA'S DAUGHTERS
• THE SOFTER SIDE OF BOYS' NAMES
• CELEBRITY BABY NAMES: Brooklyn yes, Bronx no