Meaning of name Emerson

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Meaning

The name Emerson has the following meaning:

The son of Emery.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Emerson as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby boy name, Emerson is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 680 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Emerson rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 38 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 437 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Emerson in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Emerson is pronounced as em-er-son

Origins

Emerson originates from the German language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Emerson and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Emerson: Boys - Anton, Dutch, Leonard, Leopold, Maynard, Roderick, Sigmund, Theodoric, Tillman, Volney, Wendell, Wilbert, Girls - Bernardine, Eloise, Griselda, Lesia, Both genders - Raymond, Walter

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Emerson: Emersun (German)

Style

We think the name Emerson should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Emerson to be: An intelligent and quiet chap

In one word, you might describe Emerson as a(n) "intelligent" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Emerson (or its variants) are:

M�rcio Emerson Passos, born on 6 December, a famous athlete. M�rcio Emerson Passos's background: A Brazilian-Qatari football player, who currently plays for Al-Sadd in Qatar.

�merson Le�o, born on 11 July, a famous athlete. �merson Le�o's background: A Brazilian manager and former football player. He is one of the all-time best Brazilian goalkeepers.

Emerson Fittipaldi, born on 12 December, a famous racer. Emerson Fittipaldi's background: Born in 1946. The racing driver was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He started his successful career in Europe in 1969 and was a Formula One championship winner. His nephew, Christian, is also a racing driver.