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Primrose

65 replies

Violetandpurple · 19/01/2022 10:11

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MimiDaisy11 · 19/01/2022 10:31

@SlyAvocado

Harold Shipman’s wife was called Primrose.
But she wasn't a killer was she?
toastofthetown · 19/01/2022 10:31

I really like Primrose. It also has the very standard Rose and Rosie if she doesn’t like the full name. Mumsnet in general are very negative about and act like it would ruin her life, but the name is soaring in popularity. It’s in the top 200 at the moment and is still rising incredibly sharply. I think a combination of nature names being a major trend and The Hunger Games putting the name back into the public consciousness has made the name more accessible so I’d be aware it’s a very trendy name. For a lot of people having children now, the flower/Hunger Games association is stronger than the Shipman one (and the Shipman association wouldn’t put me off).

TheRealMummyPig · 19/01/2022 10:27

Love it - it's my daughter's middle name. Apparently it's sometimes shortened to Posy as a nickname

StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 19/01/2022 10:24

The tweest of the twee

thunderandsunshine01 · 19/01/2022 10:23

I actually really dislike the name rose but love primrose, with prim for short. It’s a lovely name but it will definitely split a crowd, you either love or hate it!

Floralnomad · 19/01/2022 10:20

There are much nicer names out there .

hevann · 19/01/2022 10:17

I was thinking of Primrose for a middle name. We think it is a really pretty name.

boolabingbo · 19/01/2022 10:17

Uuhhhh I meant I don't so much like the prim part as reminds me as prim and proper, and seems conservative but she's cool and I think it's a quite alternative name really.

boolabingbo · 19/01/2022 10:16

My friend has a primrose, sometimes called Rosie, I was suprised just the prim but I wasn't keen but Rose seems popular.

RobertSmithsLipstick · 19/01/2022 10:14

I really don't like it.
It sounds so twee, though it's obviously just my own opinion, not based on anything.
I think Prim is awful, too. Sorry!

Flutterflybutterby · 19/01/2022 10:13

I like it too! And Prim, and Rose

RagamuffinCat · 19/01/2022 10:13

I am not usually a big lover of flower names for humans, but I think Primrose is very pretty.

SlyAvocado · 19/01/2022 10:13

Why though? What’s nice about being called Prim?

ConstantCougher · 19/01/2022 10:12

Absolutely love it! Prim for short.

SlyAvocado · 19/01/2022 10:12

Harold Shipman’s wife was called Primrose.