Emerson Alyse...need other middle name suggestions!

[jujube720]

hi everyone! emerson alyse has been my girl's name for years...now i'm second guessing it...with about 1 week until my due date! does anyone have a suggestions for me...i like multi-syllabic names and my last name is one syllable with starting with "sh". thanks in advance for your help!

[cora]

Hi! Are you questioning both Emerson and Alyse, or just Alyse? The flow of Emerson Alyse is lovely, but it took a minute for me to figure out what name you were trying to get with "Alyse." If you meant Elise, Elise is a beautiful name, but Alyse looks like a typo. (And if you meant Alice, the typo thing still holds true.)

I love the "Em" beginning of Emerson, but I only think of Ralph Waldo Emerson when I hear the name, and it's all boy to me. When looking for middle names, I kept slipping to Emmeline for the first name, which is a gorgeous, gorgeous name, and would be an elegant and feminine alternative to Emerson.

If you're rethinking Emerson, here are some more feminine alternatives:

Emmeline
Harper
Hadley
Bailey
Riley
Finley
Avery
Emery
Arden
Leighton
Piper
Rowan

If you're rethinking the middle name, here are some ideas:

Emerson Alice
Emerson Elise
Emerson Annabelle
Emerson Beatrix
Emerson Briony
Emerson Eva
Emerson Evaline
Emerson Evangeline
Emerson Honor
Emerson Poppy
Emerson Ruby
Emerson Elisabeth (similar to "Elise")
Emerson Averil
Emerson Aurora
Emerson Laurel
Emerson Astrid
Emerson Avalon
Emerson Mirabelle
Emerson Lorelei
Emerson Amelia
Emerson Adeline
Emerson Adelia
Emerson Adelaide

While the sound of Emerson combinations do flow, the masculinity of Emerson doesn't mix with the feminine middle names. This is just my opinion, of course, and you need to pick the name that works for you. :-)

[sophia]

I thought the same thing about Alyse. I'm not sure if you're pronouncing it as Elyse or Alice. In my opinion they're both gorgeous, but the spelling is ambiguous. I would stick with the authentic spelling or whichever is your favorite.
As for Emerson, it's not really my taste, but it's a lovely name. Since it's unisex, I like that you're thinking of using a very feminine middle name, which balances it out. I prefer Emerson as a middle name. Alice Emerson or Elyse Emerson would be gorgeous. That being said, if you love Emerson go for it :)

[miss_elle86]

I love Emerson for girl. I know a little girl with this name, and Emmy for nn. How about

Emerson Grace
Emerson Rose
Emerson Skye
Emerson Olivia
Emerson Claire
Emerson Amelia
Emerson Amaya