proper name for flossie, but not florence

[missingmymarbles]

title says it really.
any suggestions?

I'd always assume Flossie was short for Florence.

Flora if not Florence. But if you don't want to sound Scots or butter, try Floella.

Felicity? A friend of mine, Felicity, goes by Fliss(ie) and I don't suppose Flossie would be too much of a stretch.

Candyfloss

Tooth floss

Seriously, I've only heard it as a nickname for Florence.

Florissa?

Flora, definitely Flora.

Florianna? Suppose nn would more likely be florie though.

But Flora is so short already - you'd not shorten it. And if you did it would probably by Flory/Florie, wouldn't it ?

Flossina?

I see Florie as short for Florence. Flossie is short for Flora in much the same way as Maisie is short for May eg not actually shorter at all.

Flossilla?

I'd have thought Florence otherwise.

I have a Flora and sometimes call her Flossie Jo or Flossie Bossy (or Flora Borealis which led to my older daughter thinking her middle name was Alice).

I guess you could use if for Felicity too?

Spendthrift Although we are Scottish, we've come across far more Crouch-End-style Flora's than Scottish. And it's margarine. Sheesh.

Dental or Millonthe

Fleur

I could have written your thread OP so watching with interest! Love Flossie but not Florence, and not really Flora either! Don't think a child can go through life as a Floss though!

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

I like Flora though.

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.

The only Flossie I know is actually called Louise.

I know a Flossy who is called Felicity.

Fenella

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 dh said yeah for a 2 year old not a grown up! which is why she will have a proper name first

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

a very long shot i know but it might just work

My cousin is Flossie - real name Felicity

Fiona?

Elizabeth