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 [ 2 syll. e-me-ral(d), em-era-ld ] The girl name Emerald is pronounced EHMRahLD or EHMerRahLD KEY. Emerald has its origins in the English and Spanish languages, and it is used largely in English. From English and Spanish roots, its meaning is 'emerald'. The first name is derived from the English name of the gemstone, which is itself from the Greek word smaragdus ('green stone'). It was adopted by English speakers during the vogue for jewel names in the late 19th century. The form Emmarald shows influence from the name Emma. In addition, Emerald is a pet form (English) of Esmeralda (English, German, Italian, and Spanish). Em (English short form) and Emmarald (English spelling variant) are forms of the name. Emerald is uncommon as a baby name for girls. At the modest height of its usage in 1994, 0.014% of baby girls were named Emerald. Its ranking then was #767. The baby name has since dropped out of favor, and is currently of only very light use. In 2008, within the group of girl names directly related to Emerald, Esmeralda (English, German, Italian, and Spanish) was the most frequently used. A baby name that sounds like Emerald is Emmarald (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Emerald: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
