Baby Name Poll Results

introduce her to the concept of Emmerson Kate early on, let her get used to it. when that baby arrives, she will love her and her name, no matter what.

If you and hubby both like it, just announce the name. If you decide to keep it a secret until she is born, it might be easier b/c your mom will be overjoyed just with the sight of her granddaughter. Good luck!

I know a lot of people didn’t care for our name choice and its not even something that different (Cole), but its hard enough coming up with a name with just your spouse. Ultimately its your choice and you should use it if you like it (its lovely). You could always wait til birth to announce it. Than she will have to love it on her sweet granddaughter...other names you may like are Emmeline (Emme) or Avery...gl!

my mother is VERY opinionated. When my sister announced the name of her child, my mom HATED it and made that very clear. That all changed once she met her. She was so in love with the baby that she fell in love with the name too.

Go with what you want. Emme is a traditional name and if she never warms up to Emmerson, she can call her that.

I had that same problem. I am the poll poster about finding the right names for my 4th child. We named our kids Lennox, Quincy, and Mannix, and my mom didnt like their names. It hurt my feelings when she said that but with my 2nd and 3rd child i just ignored it. I just told her that eveyones taste differs and ultimetaly it was me andmy husbands decision. I think Emerson Kate is cute. I really like Emerson. ne of my friends names her daughter Emersyn. if you like it go for it.

I agree with your mother i hate the name too sorry!

Dont tell anyone until after the baby is born then they will love the baby and the name wont matter. You may get a couple why did you pick thats but for the most part people will concentrate more on the baby than the name. I had the same problem with my mother I wanted to name my son Felix and of course I got a lecture about a cat. Then we picked Adan Christopher and when he was born I thought he looked more like a Chris but my mom refused to call him anything but Adan so we called him Adan. I always wished I hadnt let her or other ppl influence me so much. I think Emerson Kate is a BEAUTIFUL name!! GL!

yep, i know exactly what you mean, my mum is very particular about names, and i have stratched some i really like off my list because she has said she doesn’t like them, i have a few names that i absolutely love and i will definitely use. i’m just going to say to her "this is his/her name, and i love it, so it’s not going to change, if you don’t like it, i don’t want to hear about it". your mother will love her granddaughter no matter what her name is. and i like Emerson Kate btw

We have the same issue and actually gave up the name Anderson because my parents were dead set against it. So while I understand all the folks who advise you to hold your ground, I totally understand the predicament. I’m very close with my mom and I want everyone in the family at least be OK with the name we select. But there are limits as well. I won’t name my kid something everyone hates, but I also won’t let others decide on the name. My mom really wants this baby to be named Alexander, and we definitely don’t, so there is no way she is winning this one! :-) GL.

My MIL did this to me. I really wanted to name my daughter Rowan, her exact words when I told her were "Sounds too much like a boy name, haha! Cross that one off the list!" I was in shock! She made sure to convince my husband not to use the name and obviously the two of us had to agree so we didn’t name her Rowan. We decided for our next baby to either jeep the name a secret or just announce it and it is what it is....no outside opinions necessary! Bottom line it’s your baby, if you really love Emerson use it, trust me! I sometimes regret not using the names that were crossed off of our list bc of what others thought. You don’t want that to happen to you.

gl and congrats!!

Why is the name controversial? Unless everyone hates the name you chose then I wouldn’t worry. It’s your baby and trust me it can be hard for you and your spouse to agree on a name, so if you do go for it. I am a week away from my due date and my husband and I still can’t agree. If we find anything we both like, we are definitely using it! You can’t please everyone!

Emerson Kate is beautiful, but if you’re really worried, try Emmeline Kate, just a little more feminine.