Opinion on Poppy

[Goldenretrievermum]

Any thoughts? The more honest the better! DD will be our first and we’re struggling, the only name that DH and I can agree on is Poppy but I’m not so sure

Lovely name but It has become a bit "help for heroes" / nationalist in the last few years.

Never knew that! Loads of people probably call their kid Poppy without knowing it!

I like it. If you're concerned about the cutesie factor, you could always use it as a middle name

I think it’s wet TBH - I just wouldn’t want to be called Poppy/Daisy/Lily as an adult - it’s too flower fairy

I really dislike it but I'm not keen on many flowery names to be honest. Poppy, Lily, Daisy etc are all a bit blah.

Twee, cutesy. Popular bordering on overused.

Always paired with the filler middle names of Rose/May/Grace. Boring.

It's a fine name, it's just massively overdone like Olivia, Sophia, Isabella etc.

It's a lovely name. As of this year it's in the top 10 most popular girls names, in case you care about that.

Personally don’t think it works on an adult unless you are one of those cutesy women who wears dungarees and is very perky. Same bracket as Honey and Daisy. Hell would freeze over before a Dd of mine had a name like that.

I think it’s lovely but I would probably use it as a middle name.

I like it

I have a poppy and I really wish I’d have gone for something a bit stronger! It’s a bit… wet and she’s a cracker. But her middle name is Delilah and I think that suits her a lot more! She quite likes Poppy but she wanted Tiffany a couple of years back so has no accounting for taste

Adore! Can be a nickname for Calliope in Greece, but that isn't the origin. Derives from Old English Popæg (Poppy). Who cares if it sounds silly in another culture? Many names do.

It's been the RBL flower symbol for over 100 years. It is not nationalist. Veterans household here.

It's a bit of a marmite name, I don't like it because it's a bit twee, like Minnie, Dottie, Daisy, Maisie etc.
You could think of a more classic flower name that wouldn't date as much?

It’s the ‘pee’ sounding bit at the end that I don’t like. Sorry 🙈 If you like the name then go for it! It’s nothing to do with anyone else. It’s not as if it’s offensive.

I like it - pretty name .

For a similar vibe, I prefer:
Polly,
Effie,
Molly,
Pippa as a nn for Philippa,
Flora,
Daisy,
Wren,
Emmy as a nn for Emily,
Immie as a nn for Imogen,
Tamsin (Tammy),
Sadie,
Bonnie,
Connie,
Callie,
Carrie,
Cassie as a nn for Cassandra,
Bea as nn for Beatrice/Beatrix,
Thea or Teddie for Theodora,
Nancy,
Peggy,
Penny as a nn for Penelope,
Sandy as a nn for Alexandra,
Josie as a nn for Josephine

There are loads of lawyers called Poppy if you google

That doesn't make the name any less twee and cutesy though

Personally I find the sound of Poppy too similar to Poppet or Poppy. So twee and comical, sorry. You did ask for honest opinions though!

Our cat is called Poppy. She's a rescue, so we didn't pick it, but it suits her.

I'm not a fan for humans, purely because I don't think cutesy names age well. I wouldn't want to be an adult Poppy, Daisy, Rosie, Tilly, Molly etc.

Each to their own though. It's top 20 popular so plenty of people clearly do like it. Cutesy names are all the rage right now though so when she's an adult it will be completely normal to come across adults with such names.

Look at any EDL or FLA march, absolutely loads of poppies and lest we forget. Poppies are definitely hijacked to an extent by the right wing.

I find it very twee and cutesy, neither of which are attributes I like in names.

I agree with this.
Sort of okay for a toddler / little girl but doesn't really suit teens and adults.

I agree with pp who said it is for a toddler or a Labrador.

Sorry, but you did ask us to be honest.

Twee and cutesy and only one letter away from Poopy

Lovely name. I agree just throw in two middle names, and if they want to they can adopt the others later on. I like my real name, but it's not the one I am known by, and same goes for most of my family and friends, so it doesn't matter much. I find it fascinating how names find people. Get a list and decide when you need to.

So is the union flag. What extremists hijack is down to them. We don't see it that way- we see it as a symbol of remembrance.