Posy Ethel

[AmberSocks]

I have a Tabitha,middle name Marion,after mil.NOt foud out sex yet but if its a girl we definitly love Posy,very small possibility of using Josephine officially just in case and also because its dils mothers name.

All my children have family names as middle names and theres only really NIcola,Karen,Eleanor and Ethel left.I dont like the first two so i am thinking ethel?

I know its very old lady like but i do love granny chic?Also love Percy for a boy but dh doesnt like it and whenever ive mentioned it ive had looks of pure horror,so lets hope its a girl!

[mrstowers]

What about Primrose Eleanor? nn Posy?

[AmberSocks]

poppy daisy etc are too common,there are at least two of those in every class in my childrens school.

TBH im not really after opinions on Posy,thats already decided,i know its not going to be popular with everyone,but we love it,if i was a people pleaser i would go with something in the top ten.Also i dont feel she will get bullied for it,i guess it depends on what kind of area you live in.

Its between Ethel and Eleanor then!

[CPtart]

Josephine is lovely.
Posy is not.

[Onesleeptillwembley]

I live in, and come from 'naice' areas. I've lived in not as nice areas. I have friends in frankly rough areas, I also deal with people from every strata of society professionally. I honestly do think Posy will not be well received (putting it mildly) wherever you live or aspire to.

[LaurieFairyCake]

Ethel is an actual name.

Posy is not a name and utterly awful.

[LaurieFairyCake]

Sorry, just seen your x-post.

I now want to slap you with a wet fish Amber

Come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn, you can't call your child Posy - you just can't.

I work in an uber posh area - a place where I know 2 new babies called 'Manlove' and I still think you can't get away with Posy.

[ilovemulberry]

I like both Posy and Ethel but I think Posy Eleanor sounds a bit better than Posy Ethel. I think Posy is adorable!

[redrubyshoes]

Posy Ethel? Neither does it for me.

Percy means 'arse' in Finland so rethink if it is a boy and he wants to go to Lapland to meet Santa.

[usualsuspect]

Ethel is awful

I like Posy though

[Idreamofsunshine]

Definite no to Ethel from me sorry, its one of the worst names ever

[SpecialAgentTattooedQueen]

I think Ethel Posy is much lovelier. :)

[ladymontdore]

At least her middle name isn't rosie I suppose. OP I hope your surname isn't a noun. I really am that you would discard people telling you it's an awful name. Can you really not see that being called posy will sound to lots of people like posy as in 'that's posy new car' meaning show-off?

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Love, love, love Posy. Please have Posy - I wanted it for dd2 and dp wouldn't let me. A little bit of me has still not forgiven him!

Ethel is bloody awful though, sorry.

Eleanor much, much nicer. Posy Eleanor is fab - I adore it.

[mrstowers]

redrubyshoes

[lililon]

Posy Ethel is beautiful. Well done on choosing such a lovely name.

[usualsuspect]

Ethel is the least beautiful name ever.

[Damnautocorrect]

Love Ethel,
I've noticed an influx of Enid's so think Ethel's in the same sort of group.

[SorrelForbes]

Posy is a name!

[hollyisalovelyname]

Posy lovely
Ethel awful

[Polyethyl]

I think Ethel is a splendid name. As you can see from my user name.

My parents named me polyethyl as an interim name whilst they were deciding what to put on my birth certificate - and as you can see the name stuck.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my unusual an old fashioned name.

[AmberSocks]

Ive mentioned Posy to all my friends and they all love it!Not the kind of people to just smile and nod either,they havnt been shy about taking the piss out of my other names!(like percy!)

[Justfornowitwilldo]

Are your friends 12?

[sleepingbeautiful]

I like Posy but DH vetoed it, as with Primrose (which I would have used Posy as a nn for instead of Josephine, which I'm not keen on).

Ethel is horrid. A frumpy dumpy name. Eleanor is lovely.

[kelda]

I think you have very polite friends.

Posy Ethel is very try hard.

[AmberSocks]

no.theres no need to be rude,i have actually said we have chosen posy i wanted opinions on the middle name,whether you like Posy or not is here nor there!