What does Emerald mean?

Emerald means "emerald"

How do we pronounce Emerald?

Emerald \\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

[ 2 syll. e-me-ral(d), em-era-ld ] The baby girl name Emerald is pronounced EHMRaoLD or EHM-erRaoLD 1.

1 Pronunciation for Emerald: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)"

What is the origin of Emerald?

Emerald has its origins in the English and Spanish languages, and it is used largely in English. From English 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 short names for Esmeralda (Greek, Spanish, English, German, and Italian).

Variations of Emerald:

Emelda meaning and origin, baby name Emeralda (Spanish), and Emeraude meaning of name. baby name Em (English contracted form) and Emmarald name variations (English spelling variant) are other 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 2010, within the group of girl names directly related to Emerald, Esmeralda definition was the most frequently used.

A baby name that sounds like Emerald is meaning of Emmarald (English).

The baby name Emerald fun facts:

The name Emerald in reverse order is "Dlareme".

The numerological value of the name Emerald is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Emerald?

Emerald is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames