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Flora Katherine or Josephine Iris

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Namechangedforthethousandthtim · 22/10/2021 12:25

Firstly, sorry if I've posted this twice. I'm sure I posted it but then it disappeared!

Which name do you prefer? Flora will be Flo I expect. Josephine Josie, Effie, or Posey, whatever comes naturally.

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PerfectHotChocolate · 22/10/2021 13:14

I don't like Flora as it reminds me of gut flora. Prefer Florence

I prefer Iris not keen on Josephine so it would be Iris Josephine.

Skeumorph · 22/10/2021 13:01

Josephine is a cut above, although I like Flora too.

Blossomandbee · 22/10/2021 12:57

They are both really lovely names, but I do love Josephine.

daisypond · 22/10/2021 12:52

I like both Flora and Josephine, but Flo is awful. Josie, Posy etc are fine. I would assume Effie was short for Euphemia, but I guess it’s OK for Josephine. Both are nicer that Celestine.

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Namechangedforthethousandthtim · 22/10/2021 12:48

I've changed my mind about Celestine - almost immediately upon posting it Grin

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Namechangedforthethousandthtim · 22/10/2021 12:47

@DogCatRabbit

Like Flora, don't like Flo. Katherine is very dull to anyone born in the 70s when there were hundreds of them. Really dislike fancy Josephine, don't like Jo, or Josie. I like Iris. Effie is short for Euphemia so don't really know where that came from! Posy is nicer than Posey - which looks too much like someone who likes posing (as opposed to a pretty bunch of flowers).
Effie is a well-known nickname for Josephine. It's literally within the name! Could spell it Ephi I suppose, but looks odd to me.

You're right about Posy though.

Katherine is my lovely granny's name. I don't love it either, but I do love her!

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IVflytrap · 22/10/2021 12:45

Josephine Iris is my favourite. Prefer it over Celestine too

Paddingtonsmarmlade · 22/10/2021 12:42

Flora just reminds me of the butter spread

I like josie/jo

ofwarren · 22/10/2021 12:41

I like them all except Flora as it reminds me of margarine.

mistermagpie · 22/10/2021 12:40

Josephine is a beautiful name, if I could pick my own name it would be Josephine!

My daughters name is Iris so I obviously love that too, so Josephine Iris is my pick.

Celestine isn't great and there isn't an obvious shortening if she doesn't like it.

DogCatRabbit · 22/10/2021 12:38

Like Flora, don't like Flo.
Katherine is very dull to anyone born in the 70s when there were hundreds of them.
Really dislike fancy Josephine, don't like Jo, or Josie.
I like Iris.
Effie is short for Euphemia so don't really know where that came from!
Posy is nicer than Posey - which looks too much like someone who likes posing (as opposed to a pretty bunch of flowers).

Eileen101 · 22/10/2021 12:36

Both gorgeous. I'd say Josephine iris, having Katherine as a middle name just seems a bit 'long', but maybe I just think that because niece is Catherine,

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Namechangedforthethousandthtim · 22/10/2021 12:32

Wild card: Celestine?

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GreyhoundG1rl · 22/10/2021 12:31

I'd have Katherine Iris.

RavenclawsRoar · 22/10/2021 12:30

Flora! Don't like Josephine at all.

NoSquirrels · 22/10/2021 12:28

Both gorgeous! But I love Josephine Iris (both individually and together as a whole set) so that would be my vote.

MagnoliatheMagnificent · 22/10/2021 12:28

I'm a big fan of Josephine, it's a family name with, as you say lots of options. We have Jo and Josie and Josephina.
It goes well with Iris too.