Posey or Billie?

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Currently going through ivf and now in the 2ww. But we have been brain storming names for the future as a way to help us through the tough times and something positive.

These are the names we love for little girls, please give your honest opinions on them.

Posey (poh-zee) Juliette
Billie Adeline (add-a-line)

We also love: Etta, Vivienne, Violet, Jolie, River & Ettie

Thanks!

Posey Juliette

I like the name Posey on a child, it's cute but I'm not keen on names that sound cute because eventually these children become adults that want to be taken seriously. But i like Vivienne, Violet and Jolie, Adeline and Juliette would also makd nice first names

It's usually spelled Posy. I don't hate it, but it feels more of a nickname than an actual name to me. Mind you, so does Billie.

Vivienne is by far the best.
Posey is a big no. Makes my skin crawl.

Posey is lovely, I like it as a nickname for Josephine.

Posey was one of the Flumps - Posey, Pootle and Perkin

Billie just sounds 50ish man Billy to me I'm afraid.

Posey is nice but I would be worried that she would constantly be referred to as 'Rosie posey'

Posey isn't great, neither is Billie imo.
But Adeline, Vivienne and Violet are beautiful names!
Good luck with the 2ww OP all the best!

I really like Posy. I'm not brave enough to use it as I worry about the 'being taken seriously' thing that everyone always mentions. I wouldn't think twice about an adult Posy though, seems fine to me.

Vivienne & Juliet are lovely & classy

Posy is the way to spell it, not Posey. Posy is a small bouquet of flowers, Posey is affected and pretentious.
Prefer Billie.

Posie is the old english shortening of Josephine , so you could call a daughter Josephine and use Posie as a childhood nickname , she can then stay as Posie or use Josephine as an adult ( if becomes editor of the Times or head of bank of england for example)

I really feel for kids given cutesie names and having to then try and navigate a successful high flying career with them.

I mean, could you envisage a prime minister or industry leader called Posey?

I wonder whether parents just don't have any aspirations for their future children. Why shackle then with a hindrance from day 1?

Posey is awful
I've alway's loved the name Vivienne

I used to think of Posy/ey/ie as twee & childish until Posie Parker.

Who is as kickarse as women get.

Posy/posey is very bad. I can imagine a grown up hating being called that. I think of it as posing all the time/pretentious/self-absorbed

I don’t see that Posy is any worse than Fleur or Flora. It’s the same word more or less. And equally similar to Lily, etc. Nor is it a twee diminutive like Rosie.

I don’t really like the name Posy but if you’re going to use it, at least spell it right I.e. a posy of flowers

My mum has a friend known as Posie, but it's short for Rosemary! She's certainly not a little girl, but she's quite feisty and strong-willed - it would be a rather twee name if she was a shy, retiring type.

I like Billie, again I would think of it as being a nickname. Billie Piper and Billie Holiday both have/had completely different real names.

Vivienne is the nicest if your other choices.

Don't really like either but Posey is awful.

I think that for a child or young person tobecalledBillie, they need to be good looking to carry it off.
Imagine being lumpen and plain , having a “ boys name” on top of that could be really unpleasant.
Trust me, I speak from experience.

I love Adeline and Violet but im not fussed on any of the others.

I really don't like Etta or Billie.

I like Posy (I'd spell it without the e personally). Not keen on Billie.

I also like Juliette and Etta from your list.

My DN watches a family on YT (The Labrants I think) they have a baby called Posey! I don't know It kind of makes me cringe a bit but those types of names are more popular in America! I like Ettie xx