Posy - nice or twee?

[Lady84]

Watched a film today where the baby was called Posy and thought it was lovely. Do you think it's an acceptable name for someone older than age 5 or is it just my crazy hormones?

Thanks!

Dreadful.

I think Ballet Shoes too

Awful

Queen of twee town.

I do like it as a nn for Peony, Mariposa or Josiphene though

I absolutely love it and really wanted it for my DD. Better to have as a nn for Josephine though I think.

Thanks all. Yes it was 'about time' (didn't want to give spoilers!), I liked it :)

I also loved ballet shoes and agree she is the worst Fossil sister but I can't really get behind Pauline or Petrova as names.

as an adult woukd you like to be called Posy? I think I was was named Posy I'd feel slightly embarrassed every time I met a new person and introduced myself to them.

However as a nickname for a little girl it's really sweet.

What snowflake said

Yeah and I sort of get that, hence the query, but how is it different to poppy, daisy, lexi, Millie, Rosie etc etc that are in my mind equally cutesie and fairly commonplace?

Could also be a nickname for rose / rosie

Personally I don't like Poppy and Daisy for excatly the same reason. I have DN named Millie, but it's shortened from Amelia, and the Lexi I know is short end from Alexia, so both have the option of a more "grown up" name when they get older.

I don't see how it's any more twee than most of the other fashionable names - Lily, Rosie, Daisy, Evie. Twee seems to be thing at the moment. If you like it, use it.

If your DD grows up and doesn't like it, she can always use a middle name or change it to something else. Maybe do Josephine shortened to Posy like someone suggested if you're worried?

It's only as twee as daisy Rosie I agree.

It's not IMO. Which is why I wouldnt give my daughter daisy as a given name . Fine as a NN for Margaret etc

I don't want to give my daughter a name that says she MUST be small sweet pretty and cute . I'm sure she WILL be as a baby of a toddler . But perhaps that's not the image she will want as a 17yo goth . Or a 45 year old engineer .

When naming my children , I try to think about names that will serve THEM for life, not about ME - what I think is cute, what my neighbours will think is cool, what statement it makes about my Yoonique taste , how clever everyone will think I am when i introduce her etc

I want a name that will give her some freedom to be herself and not feel she has to fit into a little pre determined box that says " this is the kind of daughter and I want and how you must be "

Just my opinion

Twee

I think it's a teeny bit more twee than Rosie/Lily/Daisy because it's not used as a name as often but agree that they're all quite similar. I would only use Rosie/Daisy as nicknames (e.g. Rosanne/Rosamund or Margaret/Marguerite).

Having said that, Posy is a lovely, lovely nickname. It could suit some adults but also risks not suiting many grown woman. So I would use it as a nickname- if your DD doesn't outgrow it, they can keep the nickname. If they do outgrow it, no harm done, they simply use their full given name.

But a nickname doesn't even have to be related to someone's real name. If Josephine, Mariposa and Peony (or even Penelope) don't strike your fancy, you could name your daughter Jane or Emma or whatever you want and nickname her Posy.

"When naming my children , I try to think about names that will serve THEM for life, not about ME - what I think is cute, what my neighbours will think is cool, what statement it makes about my Yoonique taste , how clever everyone will think I am when i introduce her etc.

I want a name that will give her some freedom to be herself and not feel she has to fit into a little pre determined box that says " this is the kind of daughter and I want and how you must be, "

This should be quoted in big bold letters at the top of every baby-naming forum, page, site etc.

Posy Fossil is enough to put anyone off the name!

I like it, but only because it is a nickname for Josephine - so use that, and she gets lots of choice - the classic full name, the more rough and ready nns of Jo or Jojo, or the more cutesy Posy. Plus, Posy Simmonds. Can't go wrong really.

Very very twee.

are you having a labrador puppy?

Love it! I would use it.

I love it. And don't diss Posuy although I totally agree that Petrova was the best.

Makes me think automatically of Ballet Shoes (great book!). As previous painters said it's probably just about ok as a name for a little girl but not a good name for an adult... Use as a nn for a longer name and give her some options.