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Anyone have a Sunner or Posy?

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RoseApp · 30/07/2023 16:51

Does anyone have a Summer or a Posy? Having failed to agree on anything we both like these but don’t know how they are received. Family aren’t keen. We want something that feels happy, conveys warmth, lightness etc

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Daphnis156 · 02/08/2023 19:49

Summer just seems a made up name which will date badly.
Posy will rhyme with nosey at school.

MerryMarigold · 02/08/2023 10:04

I also like April as a name and never come across one, apart from one my age (50).

MerryMarigold · 02/08/2023 10:03

I like them both. I have worked with 2-4 year old for the past 6 years and come across only one Posy, no Summers but tons of Rivers, a Willow, several Elsies.

LunaNorth · 02/08/2023 10:03

Aurora? Conveys light and warmth, and you could go all Gilmore Girls and call her Rory?

Persiana · 02/08/2023 09:56

I find Post just far too twee. Imagine being an adult woman Posy. Names are for life not just cute babies/little children

user1492757084 · 02/08/2023 09:53

Marigold - Goldie, Sunny

user1492757084 · 02/08/2023 09:52

Posy or Posie is a nick name for Primrose, Josephine or Rose names.
There is also Poesy - meaning verse.

Do you like Rosebud or Rosemary?
Summer is sweet.
I prefer Autumn.

Do you like
Solana
Catalina
Phoebe
Luna
Hester
Cyra
Solfrid

OopsieeDaisy · 02/08/2023 08:57

I quite like Summer. Not keen on Posy.
Daisy and Rosie are much nicer alternatives imo.

Marcipex · 02/08/2023 00:17

The only Summer I know is one whose mother bellows it across the playground. She kind of shouts SAMMA iyswim.

Soleil is pretty and matches the meaning.

I like Posy too, especially as a nn for Primrose.( I know it’s officially a nn for Josephine but that makes no sense to me)

DPotter · 01/08/2023 23:45

Don't fall into the trap of asking for opinions from your family - it will be liking naming a child by committee. You'll end up with a name that people like sort of, but no one really cares about.

Keep the decision making between yourself and the other parent - you both need to be sure of the name, and that's difficult enough.

I'm personally not a fan of Summer (or any season for that matter) as a name. Posy is OK but maybe difficult to carry off as a stroppy teenager.

continentallentil · 01/08/2023 23:36

Extfirth · 30/07/2023 16:52

Is Sunner an amalgamation of Summer and Stunner?

😁

Summer has gone south a bit and Posy is very babyish for an adult

Posy is a sweet little girl nickname for Rose though, so you could do that?

Stella
Sadie
Lucia
Serena
Juno
Clio
Zoe
Jasmine
Cora
Coral
Flora
Philippa nn Pippa
Francesca nn Frankie

MillicentTrilbyHiggins · 01/08/2023 18:54

I love Posy. Its top of my girls list name. Not that I'll be having a daughter to use it!

Yourebeingtooloud · 01/08/2023 18:49

I love Posy and disagree it’s cutesy - I know a very elegant adult Posy.

I know a fair few Summers and it’s not a name I would choose personally.

HeyYouWithTheSadFace · 01/08/2023 18:45

I can't imagine an adult with either of those names. They're both a bit cutesy to me

RhosynBach · 01/08/2023 17:17

I like posy as a nickname for primrose . I didn’t know it was a Nickname for Josephine

I also quite like tansy as a flower name. I don’t like summer

Sealover123 · 01/08/2023 17:15

I like both. Who cares what your family think, it's YOUR baby! I never understand why people discuss baby names with relatives before the birth. It's not fair for them to influence the parents' choice of name.

PresentPrincess1 · 01/08/2023 11:31

I like Summer but it feels like it will date badly. I think of it as similar to Dawn. It's nice enough but will fall out of favour, and just stop being used altogether.

Posy seems like a nickname.

Josie? Rosie?

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AlltheFs · 01/08/2023 11:15

I have a hen called Posy. That’s not meant to be offensive-I use all my favourite girls names on hens as only have one DD.

I do like Josephine nn Posy better though for a human.

The only Summers I know of are a bit rough around the edges so it doesn’t have great associations for me.

MutantTurtles · 01/08/2023 11:14

Posie is short for Joesphine

Summer is short for..
Summer lovin'
Summertime
Summer sale

gjg · 01/08/2023 11:11

Summer is nice, I really like Josephine though, Posy for childhood, then Josie or Josephine as an adult.

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itsmyp4rty · 30/07/2023 19:02

Summer is nice but Posy is too babyish IMO. It would be better as a NN but not for Josephine! that's really awful.
I would definitely go for Summer, Daisy, Poppy, Skye are nice too is you want something similar.

Soubriquet · 30/07/2023 18:22

There used to be a Summer and Skye and a baby group I attended when dd was a baby. I didn’t like the name Summer…probably because I didn’t like the mother and she would screech it out every 10 mins. “Summer!! Stop that!” “SUMMER!!!! Enough you’re driving me crazy!”

Arewehumanorarewecupboards · 30/07/2023 18:11

To me they are completely different. I love Posy but really don’t like Summer.