I recently posted on the Facts board with a question of
Evelyn and was surprised to discover that both
Evelyn &
Emmett are historically female names. (
Evelyn is a diminutive of
Eve,
Emmett a diminutive of
Emma.) The names survived as surnames, which were then passed on to males, becoming male names.
Evelyn has switched back,
Emmett hasn't.
Anyway: I'm not really a fan of
Emmett. It's not a horrible name but it's just not my style.
The moral of Pete's story is: No matter what you step in, keep walking along and singing your song... because it's all good.