Poppy?

[Yorkymidge]

Hi all,
We don’t yet know the sex of our baby but have begun discussing baby names.
We like the name Poppy for sentimental reasons as we found out about her/him when the baby was the size of a Poppy seed and the nickname has just stuck. My gut feeling is that it’s a girl so...
What do you think of the name Poppy? And
Can you think of a middle name? (Surname begins with a W so no “E” names... don’t want a PEW baby haha!

Thanks!

I know a lovely Poppy - she is 25. Go for it if you want to.

I have a Poppy Isabelle

I know several little Poppys. It's fine, completely harmless etc. but it does little for me.

It's like Molly, Ella, etc. names, all okay in a safe kind of way but I find them a bit dull to be honest.

But if you love it, then of course go for it!

I do love the resurgence of Jean.

I know an adult Poppy doing very well in a professional career, and very happy with her name.

I do love the resurgence of Jean

Me too. It's not the sort of name that I usually go for, but for a short name, it has a lot of character.

Poppy Thea 💖
Poppy Sophia 💖
Poppy Asia 💖
Poppy Freya 💖
Poppy Grace 💖
Poppy Eden 💖
Poppy Jai (jay) 💖
Poppy willow 💖
Poppy Elle 💖
Poppy mae 💖
Poppy Faye 💖
Poppy Beau 💖
Poppy harper 💖
Poppy jasmine 💖
Poppy Alaska 💖
Poppy Lyla 💖
Poppy Skye 💖

I know a few adult Poppys! Its a very widely used name and I really dont think you can say 'it doesnt suit a grown woman' when grown women have been being called Poppy for a very long time!! If you dont like it thats fair enough but it does certainly suit grown women and is just like 'Rose' or 'Iris' or 'Lily'!

I like
Poppy Alice
Poppy Florence
Poppy Catherine

I also feel it is more is a cutesy, toddler name than an adult name.

However, it is very popular at the minute so by the time she is an adult there will be loads of adult poppys and it will probably seem more adult-like.

I love the suggestion of penelope nn poppy.

(the prevalence of dogs in my area named poppy would put me off it!)

Poppy is a nice name, but way too floral and cutesy for my taste. I'd pair it with a stronger middle name to balance it out.
Poppy Mae
Poppy Alva
Poppy Vera
Poppy Sloane
Poppy Matilda
Poppy Scarlet
Poppy Violet

Yes Bette, Jean is a strong name, I think it’s beautiful. Makes me think of Jean Simmons

I think it's twee and infantilising too. It's like Ellie, Millie etc to me - just very weak and wet. There's nothing wrong with it per se but I hate that particular trend of names.

Penelope nn Poppy is nice, agreed.

I like the name Poppy a lot.

I think Poppy is gorgeous. I like most flower names, though.

I would go for Poppy Jessica or Poppy Charlotte.

If I had twin girls I would call them Flora Charlotte and Poppy Jessica

Poppy Sue
Poppy Grace
Poppy Alice
Poppy Jane

It's fine. Not the best. Certainly not the worst. At least its a proper name.

I like it, but I like a flower name. I know Poppys ranging from 3 to 35 and it suits them all, of course an adult can be called poppy and be perfectly successful.

If you like it OP then use it, don't worry about the opinions of the internet (mumsnet is particularly funny about flowery or perceived cutesy names ! )

How do you get Poppy out of Penelope?

I adore Poppy. I'm a huge fan of sweet girly names. My dd is Molly.
MN ideas.
Poppy Grace
Poppy Alice
Poppy Olivia
Poppy Jade
Poppy Sophia
Poppy Maude
Poppy Marıa
Poppy Isabella
Poppy Louise
Poppy Frances
Poppy Leigh
Poppy Ava
Poppy Aurora
Poppy Willow
Poppy Loren
Poppy Abigail
Poppy Nicole
Poppy Belle
Poppy Rosabelle
Poppy Adelaide
Poppy Jean
Poppy Jane
Poppy Ray

Margot Poppy
Clara Poppy
Mariana Poppy
Annabelle Poppy
Isabel Poppy
Georgiana Poppy
Delilah Poppy
Victoria Poppy
Sienna Poppy
Beatrice Poppy
Frances Poppy
Rebecca Poppy
Helena Poppy

Poppy is flower name like many others. It's not a diminutive or nickname. It's just like Lily Iris Rose etc.
It's been around for years and adults function with it as a name just like any other. I know a fabulous Poppy Imogen.
I love the name. And like @Liz38 loved Mary Wesley's Poppy Carew.

Op this is the exact reason I have a poppy!

If you love Poppy, then use it and sod what people think! You'll never please everyone OP! I have a niece called Poppy, I think it's beautiful name

For both DDs I didn't ask for opinions (didn't tell anyone DD2s name till after she was born as it's more a marmite name) because other people's opinions didn't matter, I would have still used the names.

I don't like Poppy, sorry

Poppy is like Lily, very popular and schools across the country are filled with them. If you like flower names then Violet and Iris aren't as popular.