Thoughts on Flossie?

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I like this name could it be used as it is?

I'm not keen tbh as, to me, it's a nickname.
It also reminds me of dental floss.

Wouldn't it be short for Florence? Reminds me of tooth floss too.

Flossie is a sheepdog. Sorry

Specifically my parents' sheepdog

No. Short for Florence or Frances. She's going to spend most of her life being a grown up. She needs the choice- don't inflict a cutesy name on an adult woman.

My grandparents old English sheepdog. Sorry.

Name of a hamster I had when I was young. I therefore like the name, just not for a human. Sorry.

It's very old fashioned. But who knows, you could start a trend.

I know a Flossie. But she has the option of Florence if she wants. Love it.

It was our cat's name.

Tooth floss

I prefer Florence (or flora) that way you could call her Flossie. She'd have the choice when she was older.

Bear in mind that you are not just naming a baby, but also the adult she will become.

Do any of these sound good?

Judge Flossie
Dr Flossie
Flossie MP
Prime Minister Flossie

Awful

It's a pet name for a girl in my area. Anybody can be referred to as Flossie.

Name for a dog.

Terrible

Sorry I also think it's a dogs name. Florence is nice, though if she ever has nieces or nephews you need to bear in mind that she would then by 'auntie flo'. Coughs.

Yes, it is used round here as a nickname for any girl.

I prefer florrie as a nickname for Florence
If you do want to call her flossie then make it short for a real name

It's a rabbit's name, and she'd never be taken seriously in a professional job.

Baby Flossie sounds cute. A stripper called Flossie would work too, or even a waitress. Professional jobs, not so much: "My lawyer, Flossie, advised me to..." "The verdict was taken by Mrs Justice Flossie..." "The cause of death was established by Dr Flossie as terminal boredom".

Its fine as a nickname, absolutely dreadful as an actual name.

I think it's important to give your child a name that can adapt to their personality and gives them easy choices about what to call themselves.

Isn't it also another word for a bit of a pain in the arse?

If i was misbehaving as a child my dad would say "she's being a bit of a flossie"

Urban dictionary has some, errr, interesting thoughts on it

www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Flossie