Posy

[heylottie]

Baby due in 8 weeks and DH and I unable to agree on a name for either a boy or a girl.
Everything I suggest he shakes his head at and does a resolute 'no.'
He suggested Marlene yesterday. You can imagine.

But I may have stumbled on something. Posy. Which he likes, and I do too. It's so sweet.

But would she have to be Josephine nn Posy? And would we be inflicting a lifetime of Poser/Posy name calling?

We already have a Violet...

[MuttonCadet]

Josephine is lovely, I wouldn't use Posy as an actual name (because its a NN and because of violet posy).

[Wombmates]

One of my favourites. I also think a 'P' name with maybe Rose in the middle could work?

Penelope Rose for example - at a stretch you could garner Posy from that? And it wouldn't be so twee with Violet.

Good luck :)

[MarianForrester]

I love Posy, and would just use that, I can't be bothered with the real name/nickname thing.

[saintmerryweather]

The thing with a name being sweet is that a name that is cute on a baby is not as cute on a 30 year old.id try and find some alternative name you could shorten to posy

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

I absolutely love it. Desperately wanted it for dd2, but dp was having none of it.

Violet and Posy lovely together.

[Effjay]

Terrible, I'm afraid

[Waitingforflo]

That is bloody lovely. Absolutely gorgeous.

It's not a nickname. Nicknames are things like 'Spotty' and 'Smelly.'

[heylottie]

ooh ok thanks all - i thought the twee-ness would put more people off than it has. On to (very) short list it goes!

[DitsyDonkey]

Oh I adore the name Posy but can't use it as it doesn't go with our surname!

[serin]

It's cute.

What have you thought of for a boy?

[LackingNicknameInspiration]

Lovely name but am I the only one to instantly think of The Flumps? Unlikely to be an issue though if you avoid the Over 40s

[MacaYoniandCheese]

Love, love, love. Have you read Ballet Shoes?

[invicta]

Loved Ballet shoes. - kids tv series and love Posy.

[Queenofknickers]

Love Posy but wouldn't want her as my doctor/barrister etc so give her an alternative to choose from.

[WeAreSix]

My DD Rosie gets called Rosie Posy or just Posy sometimes :)

[willyoulistentome]

Posy is gorgeous.

[Vikkijayne2507]

I like posy but im not sure as an adult but I think it probably grows with the child I would consider it if I knew I wasn't having a boy

[hoppinghare]

I really like it. Go for it.
I also like marlene.

[notso]

Love Posy but wouldn't want her as my doctor/barrister etc ...
Really? You would what refuse treatment from Dr P Heylottie on the basis of her first name?
What if OP calls her Josephine on her birth certificate but always calls her Posy, she grows up and hates being called Josephine it doesn't feel like her name so always goes as Posy. She is a successful barrister would it be ok to use her as Posy isn't her given name?

[neolara]

I love it. Reminds me of Ballet Shoes.

[NigellasDealer]

yes it sounds sweet

[AwfulMaureen]

Gorgeous! Loved it myself but DH didn't, Bah!

[PostmanPatAlwaysRingsTwice]

I think it's fine for an adult. Posy Simmonds the cartoonist is one that comes to mind (apparently she is officially a Rosemary though!).

[heylottie]

Great! Thanks everyone - and you don't think the Poser thing will be a grind?
Boys are impossible. The only one we both like is Sonny,but a voice inside says 'that's not a proper name,' (there's a theme here isn't there!).
Hard to think what Sonny would be 'short for' if needs be.