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proper name for flossie, but not florence

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missingmymarbles · 23/03/2012 09:58

title says it really.
any suggestions?

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doctordwt · 28/03/2012 20:29

Flora, Frances, Florence.

However I knew an elderly Flossie who was Henrietta!

So choose whatever you like.

ipanicked · 27/03/2012 22:01

The only Flossie I know is actually a Fiona

welovesausagedogs · 27/03/2012 14:57

Flora

smother · 27/03/2012 14:38

Dental

LadyThompson · 27/03/2012 13:49

My SIL is Floss/Flossie and her real name is Frances.

duchesse · 27/03/2012 11:55

We call our Felicity Flossie sometimes.

3boysgirlontheway · 27/03/2012 11:40

I have a Florence that I planned on calling Floss or Flossie once she was born, but, now that she is here I find Flossie very hard to use on her. Its hard to explain, but, it just doesn't seem to work on a small baby Blush

Bearhugs43 · 27/03/2012 06:39

Felicia (fell-ees-e-ah or ful-iss-e-ah)

I know one who is Fliss or Flossie.

Greenshirt · 26/03/2012 23:20

Our Felicity is sometimes called Flissy Floss.

leftwingharpie · 24/03/2012 19:02

My cousin is Caroline Roberta and from birth everyone has called her Bobby. Could your DD have the middle name Florence and go as Floss?

BellaBearisWideAwake · 24/03/2012 14:28

I know a Flossy who is Felicity really

parttimedomesticgoddess · 24/03/2012 14:21

My DD2 is called Katie, and although I call her this most often, I also call her Flossie some of the time. I don't know why it started, but she is petite and v cute, and it seems to suit her. I'm mostly the only one who does call her this, and I'm sure she'll grow out of it, but it really does suit her. So you could call her anything you like and still call her Flossie...

badtime · 24/03/2012 14:05

I like Florentina/Florentyna and Florianne or Floriana.

Also Floria, Floris or Florinda are 'real' names which I think could be easily shortened to Flossie.

CecilyP · 24/03/2012 13:29

What about Frances or Francesca?

DaisySteiner · 24/03/2012 13:22

Are you pregnant with a sheep? Shock

TheFallenMadonna · 24/03/2012 13:22

Elizabeth

Rosa · 24/03/2012 13:19

Fiona?

missjemima · 24/03/2012 13:17

My cousin is Flossie - real name Felicity

rosesatdawn · 23/03/2012 21:04

sorry but how about candace /candice (candy) nn floss/flossie

a very long shot i know but it might just work

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missingmymarbles · 23/03/2012 20:45

i think we will call her something completely different and just call her flossie anyway. i don't think of teeth, i just think it is sooooo cute Grin dh said yeah for a 2 year old not a grown up! Grin which is why she will have a proper name first

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LucyManga · 23/03/2012 16:06

Fenella

CaramelFreddo · 23/03/2012 14:00

I know a Flossy who is called Felicity.

notso · 23/03/2012 13:28

The only Flossie I know is actually called Louise.

DamselInDisarray · 23/03/2012 13:22

Floella.

I think it's horrible, but it might do.

Or you could call her Elizabeth and the give her just about anything as a day-to-day name. It's what they all did back in the day.

poppydaisy · 23/03/2012 13:18

Doesn't Flossie make you think of flossing your teeth... or maybe that's just me.

I like Flora though.