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!

[FishfingersAreOK]

I have no opinions on the names - but am just wondering if you have thought through the initials. I hope you do no have a surname beginning with:
A =PEA
E=PEE
G=PEG

Initials can largely/are largely ignore. Unless you are a teenager and they make something that can be worthy for other teens to be cruel with.

[forevergreek]

I'm not sure what 'circles' you hang out in, but I can assure you that my 'circle' including ottiline, pandora, jago, Edgar, margeax etc would still be a bit wtf!

Sorry but you asked and people have given their opinion. Posy to me means dirty tissue.

Maybe:
Primrose Eleanor
Eleanora Rose
Penelope Ethel/ Eleanor

[FishfingersAreOK]

Or if you want to get something engraved with their intials (both my DCs have toyboxes with their initials on)

[Ragusa]

Loveday? Good grief, that's bad. Posy is perfectly nice but Ethel is just terrible. She will hate it as a teen, I would put money on it.

[Ragusa]

Loveday? Good grief, that's bad. Posy is perfectly nice but Ethel is just terrible. She will hate it as a teen, I would put money on it.

[MrsBungle]

Primrose Eleanor is divine.

Josephine Eleanor is also very nice.

sorry, I hate Posy and Ethel

[MissStrawberry]

Who spelt it wrong?

[AmberSocks]

ladywhatshername.

[KateCroydon]

One or t'other would be sweet, both together is a bit much. It might work for an ethereal sprite type, but what if she turns out to be a sturdy, practical type who goes hiking?

[AmberSocks]

Thanks for the opinions,I think i might go for something not family related,i dont really like Eleanor,there were dozens of them at my high school and i guess i associate the name with them.I dont think our family would mind,in fact they probably dont even remember the others have their names,there are 25 grandkids so far already!and thats only dhs side my side are grandchild free.

I still adore Posy though,i KNOW there will be people who hate it,people who arent keen,there will be people who think its ok and people that love it,as demonstrated on here,thats fine with me though,i disagree it will cause her to be teased,at least not anymore than most kids are (if its not the name its something else,i remember i was one of the worst ones for it)and i love it and i think thats all thats important.

Will be giving Ethel a miss,apparently dgs nan hated it so much she changed her name to Peggy!

[AmberSocks]

dhs nan!

[Justfornowitwilldo]

'Posy' Simmonds was christened Rosemary Elizabeth.

[Ikeameatballs]

I love Percy.

Posy Ethel is not nice.

[AnnieLobeseder]

Like ladymontdore I don't usually post on these threads but: Posy? Really? That's not a name, it's what flowers come in. Why are you determined to do that to your child? For god's sake, if you must, make it a nickname contraction of something else rather than her actual real name. I assume you actually want her to be taken seriously in her chosen profession when she grows up?

I speak as someone whose mother saw fit to give her a porn-star contraction to an otherwise serviceable name. Thankfully, my birth certificate has the long version and I call myself by a different contraction now, or I'd never have been taken seriously as an adult.

I don't think parents have the right to give their children unusual names with no real option for them to use something else if they hate it. The poor child is the one who has to live with it.

[AmberSocks]

Well i love it,and so does dh,and i dont agree its cruel,and im also not one of these peopl who have to use a full name all the time,if anything i prefer shortened names!

Again thanks for your opinion (which is your opinion and not fact),but i was actually asking about the middle name...

[AmberSocks]

and lmao at poor child and unusual name!ffs.

[Ragusa]

You asked for opinions. It's a bit daft getting shirty because people haven't said what you wanted to hear!

[AnnieLobeseder]

I would hate my mother if she had called me Posy. I really would. Luckily, this is why Deed Poll exists.

[notso]

I like it. It's a shame you have decided against Ethel but understand why if DH's nan didn't like it.
For what it's worth I have a name often described as classic and timeless which I detested as a teenager because I thought it was boring.
I'm glad you aren't listening to the trying too hard and other negative comments. This topic is so fickle IMO.

[KrazyKurls]

Possibly the most ridiculous name I've ever seen on MN.

I do hope your DD doesn't decide to move in a different 'circle' to you with the Kaidens and the Mohammads.

[AmberSocks]

Hmmm.

I do like Primrose.Then i could call her Posy and if she hates it when shes 13 then she can go by Primrose instead.Primros Eleanor sounds nice and like it would suit most ages.WIll discuss with dh,although obviously last say is down to me.

[kelda]

TBH, if she's 13 and hates the name Posy, she'll hate the name Primrose as well.

[FetaCheeny]

Really don't get this over the top reaction to the name Posy! I know a lovely little girl called Posy and never gave it a second thought. No different to Daisy, Poppy, Lily etc, just a bit more unusual.
Makes me laugh which names gets people riled up on here, when some of the favoured names (Maude for example) are considered perfectly acceptable. Imagine being a little girl called Maude amongst a sea of Evie, Poppy, Bella's etc!

Primrose is a good option too. Whichever name you choose the child may dislike it, be it grannyish, boring, dull, unisex, masculine, twee.

I say go for Posy!