I don't much like it for a girl, which is how it's usually used and probably what you're intending, but I love it for a boy. I never even considered it for a boy until I saw an obituary once of a man named
Emerald, born in 1919. And I was like... dude, that is amazing. It sounds perfectly masculine. There's
Emery,
Emmerich,
Emerson, etc. So as a male name, I think it's strong but has a gentleness to it, and it has a nostalgic, farmer-y feel to it. My favorite combo is
Emerald Bartholomew. I never really tried making any more because that one is perfect.
But since I guess you want female combos, I do have a few of those too:
Emerald Calla,
Emerald Evangeline, and
Emerald Siobhan.
This message was edited 11/9/2011, 6:40 AM