One of my kid's names is Fox. I am asked regularly how to spell that. I usually respond "P-H-A-U-W-K-E-S-E" or some other variation. "The naming of kids is a delicate matter It's not just one of your holiday games You may think that I'm as mad as a hatter When I tell you a kid must have three different names" OK - so I stole that prose and changed it... but one thing to keep in mind when naming kids is how it will sound with your last name, and the middle name. And you have to consider every possible variation of the shortening of the name. I saw that you had Emerson. I love it. But there's a chance the kid could get tagged as "Em" or bullied with an "Emily". Not a showstopper - but once you've narrowed the field, do the due diligence. Make sure the initials don't give you some A.S.S or P.M.S or something like that (although given your last name there may not be that problem). And please for the love of all that is decent and good in the universe... spell the name the way that is most logical. An acquaintance named their daughter Jeweleea - but pronounces it Julia. Seriously? I'm always a fan of looking back in genealogy and finding some sort of generational connection. And if you decide to go with a different sounding name - at least give the kid a more standard middle name to fall back on.
That's much like the way my parents chose my and my sister's names. Basically my mom came up with ideas and my dad made fun of them until they settled one. My mom's plan for my name was originally to be Konrad but my dad pointed out I could be nicknamed 'Konnie' and so now it's my middle name. And then they named my youngest sister Connie.And you have to consider every possible variation of the shortening of the name. I saw that you had Emerson. I love it. But there's a chance the kid could get tagged as "Em" or bullied with an "Emily". Not a showstopper - but once you've narrowed the field, do the due diligence. Make sure the initials don't give you some A.S.S or P.M.S or something like that (although given your last name there may not be that problem).
As I mentioned at the outset, we like the name August, but the nickname would be "Gus." I don't really like that name. I like the name Konrad quite a bit, but I would definitely not like him to be called "Connie."