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christ alive,vile name.shell get called pony
introduce yourself as peonie socially, yes just call me pony.
see people snigger

i went to primary school with a peonie. Poor girl; i could never keep a straight face, even at that age.

Paloma is lovely.

A friend pronounced this flower as pee-nee, which just sounded like weeny penis I'm afraid.

Posie/Posy instead?

I thought pee on me too.

Glad I'm not the only one with such a dirty mind!

Good. Sense has prevailed.

I like Paloma

<scribbles on list>

Peonie = pee on me
Peonia = pee on ya.

Such a shame but there it is...

How about Paloma or Naomi? They have the same feel IMO.

Alternatively there are lots of beautiful floral names out there.

Although I'd avoid clematis too

What about Leonie?

"Pee on me" didnt occur to you because you are not a 6 year old boy but your DD will be spending time with them so....dont do it!

It's Peonia in Spanish. Would that be better? Pronouced pee on ee ah. In English would be pronounced pee own ee ah?

My favourite flower and a beautiful looking word, but, as everyone else says -as a name...it lends itself to unfortunate nicknames.

How about Posy...gorgeous

It's a fabulous word; I adore the flower.

But yes, poor chick will be known as 'Pee On Me'

No. The nicknames will be horrific.

Too weeish for me too

Too frilly? Nope, too penisy.

Seriously, you cannot name your child Peonie!

I also can't help but think of 'pony' when I read it which is slightly less bad but also not a connotation you probably want...!

<twirls and takes a bow for acknowledgment of smutty mind>

Ahh,see,and thats why you must ask MN first

I knew there must've been a reason it was rare....pee-on-me did not occur to me...

It's an unusual flower name to give a girl for a reason.

Penis or pee on me, sorry.

She will be forever known as Pee On Me.

Please don't do it!

Bad apostrophe there, so maybe my opinion should be discounted anyway!

I can see it's appeal but it's unfortunately a bit too penile/urinary for comfort, I think. Sorry.
Peony isn't quite as bad for some reason, but still, same problems apply.