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Flora Katherine or Josephine Iris

42 replies

Namechangedforthethousandthtim · 22/10/2021 12:25

Firstly, sorry if I've posted this twice. I'm sure I posted it but then it disappeared!

Which name do you prefer? Flora will be Flo I expect. Josephine Josie, Effie, or Posey, whatever comes naturally.

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TheGriffle · 22/10/2021 14:40

I have a Josephine Florence. I think Josephine Iris sound lovely together.

Mine gets called Josie mainly but also Josie-Jo, JoJo or Jose. Never thought of Effie as a nickname for her to be honest.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 22/10/2021 14:42

Love Flora

IsadoraQuagmire · 22/10/2021 14:55

Josephine Iris is gorgeous, though I like Flora too (and Flo for short)

LaBellina · 22/10/2021 14:56

I am a big fan of Josephine, not sure if I like the combination Josephine Iris.
If you like flower girls names, how about

Josephine Lily
Josephine Rose
Josephine Violet

UsernameIsHarderThanBabyName · 22/10/2021 15:04

Josephine Iris is beautiful

riotlady · 22/10/2021 15:09

Josephine Iris is beautiful

AliceMcK · 22/10/2021 15:10

Josephine Iris it’s beautiful.

My Nan was a Josephine so was my Aunty and it’s one of my middle names. Nan got Judy or Josie mainly but my aunt was always known as Joan, I guess it was easier when they lived in the same house.

I like Celestine too but not as much as Josephine, but I love family names

flashpaper · 22/10/2021 15:13

I think I posted on your last thread. My DD is Flora. She very rarely gets Flo, mostly Flossie. It's a lovely name. No one (since naming her) has mentioned the margarine, except me!

hopingforabrighterfuture2021 · 22/10/2021 15:47

Josephine Iris is lovely. Josie or Posy are lovely shortenings too.

Retrievemysanity · 22/10/2021 16:14

Love flora, detest flo as think of periods. Not a fan of Josephine but I do like Josie and when they are little, Jojo. Hate effie, makes me think of swearing! Posy is ok but wouldn’t associate it with Josephine.

AhhWoof · 22/10/2021 17:44

Love your taste, Flora is a favourite of mine. My DD3 would have been Flora if I'd got my way.

AnyaMoondial · 22/10/2021 18:49

Josephine Iris

SirChenjins · 22/10/2021 18:54

Flora Katherine is lovely - not keen on Josephine, I always feels it belongs to a particularly humourless woman for some reason. Never heard of Effie being a nickname for it either - I’ve only ever known it for Euphemia.

RuthW · 22/10/2021 19:50

Josephine gets my vote

DramaAlpaca · 22/10/2021 19:52

I love Josephine.

Pottedpalm · 23/10/2021 00:29

Josephine Iris is lovely. Josie for short.

Darceyhemingway · 23/10/2021 15:48

I love flora

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