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Is Posy more of a "real" name than Poppy?

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babyblabber · 28/02/2016 13:01

Not even pg but last time I loved the name Poppy but just couldn't shake the feeling it was a bit cutesy for a grown up and not quite a "proper" name. (Don't mean to insult any Poppy parents, just my feeling). Also loved Penelope but DH vetoed it.

Heard Posy yesterday and for some reason I think this would be much more acceptable on a grown woman but i don't know why! Maybe coz it's like Rosie?

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IoraRua · 03/03/2016 18:23

Posy is far cutesier and a lot less grown up sounding. I'm not a fan of Poppy (still a bit too ickle wickle cutesy wootsy), but it wins out for me.

villainousbroodmare · 03/03/2016 18:21

Posy is cutesier. Neither seem names for a grown up to me.

Pidapie · 03/03/2016 18:00

I don't like Posy at all. Poppy is nice.

oldlaundbooth · 03/03/2016 17:45

Like a posy of flowers? You cannot be serious?

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 03/03/2016 17:43

I think Poppy sounds much better on an adult.

Alohamora · 03/03/2016 17:38

I went to school with a girl named Posey. In her case it was a shortening of Rosemary.

ABitAsleep · 03/03/2016 16:53

I love both, but agree that both are quite cutesy and probably more suited to younger children.

Try imagining you child as an adult with a variety of jobs - could you imagine a Posy/Poppy as a manager in a big business, as a member of parliment, a teacher, etc.

I do adore the name Posy (It reminds me of the film Ballet Shoes which i love) but it does have the perception of being a bit silly which may lead to teasing (Posy...Unfortunate, but true)

SanityClause · 29/02/2016 11:45

Posy is tradionally a shortening of Josephine.

Poppy is a flower name.

So, I would say Poppy is more a "real" name than Posy.

I, personally, don't like either, much, but you probably wouldn't like my choices much, either.

OnMyShoulders · 29/02/2016 11:45

My DD is Posy. We completely love it but it attracts a bit of a marmite reaction. It's not a popular name on MN though. Meh. Call your baby a name you love. You're never going to please everyone and why should you.

firesidechat · 29/02/2016 11:41

Poppy is much more acceptable for a grown up than Posy. Posy is too cutesy by far.

squoosh · 29/02/2016 11:35

I think Poppy and Posy are on equal footing in the cutesy stakes.

crispytruffle · 29/02/2016 11:33

Poppy is more grown up but too popular atm.

clairemum22 · 28/02/2016 20:39

I think poppy is more grown up, peony too.

Spandexpants007 · 28/02/2016 20:13

Much nicer then poppy.

There's also peony

OpheliasWeepingWillow · 28/02/2016 20:12

I went to school with a Fleur Posy (I kid you not). Went by Posy. Didn't seem unusual to any of us kids.

badtime · 28/02/2016 20:08

I don't find Poppy cutesy at all - it's quite a hard sound, when you think about it.

Posy, on the other hand, is a saccharine sing-song nickname type name (usually starting off as Rosy-posy or Josie-posy) and I can think of few names that sound more twee.

mrsschu · 28/02/2016 17:52

Posy is very cutesy and probably wouldn't suit a grown woman too well. Poppy is better (I know on on her late 30's and it suits her). Posy also reminded me of Ballet Shoes...

BendydickCuminsnatch · 28/02/2016 14:59

No, I think Poppy is much more grown up. There's a Posy at a group I go to and I did think I couldn't imagine that on a grown up.

But then I had a word with myself and realised there are plenty of baby names I could say the same about, and by the time all the Posys of today are grown up it will be a perfectly normal name for a grown up.

SirVixofVixHall · 28/02/2016 14:50

I am another who thinks "unfortunate, but true" about Posy. Sweet as a nn on a small baby, slightly silly on an adult woman.

milkysmum · 28/02/2016 14:50

Sorry I think posey is quite a silly sounding name

HeyMicky · 28/02/2016 14:47

DD goes by Posey, short for Josephine, but she is only 10 months and I never introduce her as Posey. I don't think we'll use it as she gets older, but it suits her now as she's all round and pink. We liked Josephine as there are so many potential diminutives - Posey, Jo, Josie, Seph - as she gets older

SqueegyBeckinheim · 28/02/2016 14:43

Posy is awfully cutsie for anyone beyond the age of twelve or so. As an adult I'd hate to have that kind of name, it'd make me cringe everytime I met someone knew and had to introduce myself. It can be a nickname for Josephine though, although I much prefer Josie.

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StitchesInTime · 28/02/2016 14:42

I think Poppy sounds more grown up than Posh.

Monica101 · 28/02/2016 14:40

I think as an adult i'd rather be called Posy than Poppy but I have to say i'd rather have an elegant serious name than either of them.

Sophronia · 28/02/2016 14:33

I think both of them are too cutesy for a grown woman

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