FLOSSIE - help a girl out

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I love the name flossie
It's sentimental as I was floss as a pet name as a child. (Yorkshire obviously)
I don't want to use Florence as we know many but I don't like nicknames as real names.
I know it's term of endearment for any little girl but I would love to make it more of an actual name.
I know flora is also an option but I can't help but think of cheap butter 😂

In the vein that my DS is William but I called him Spud till he was about 10 (he has a variety of other nicknames too)

Yes, I've only known it to be a dog's name, a miniature poodle that lived next door. She was a nice little dog though, the name really suited her.

Florence or Flora.

I have an adult Florence. Flo to good friends, Floss to me.

I remember it being the name of a sheep in an episode of Blackadder!

My sisters childhood pony was Flossie!

Flossie will be awful when she's an adult and working in a professional capacity or business environment.

Lovely nickname for a child.

Just use Flossie.

Flossie is the name for a border collie,

I know flora is also an option but I can't help but think of cheap butter
It's not cheap and it's not butter.
Love the name Flora, but I 'll throw in another nice one - Felicitas.

Flossie is a name of an old rugby song that rhymes the name with a word for a prostitute. That is always what I think of when I hear it.

Flossandra
Flossima
Flossadora
Flossalie
Flossette

Fay Lily Olivia Sophia Sienna Isla Elsie.

I had a lovely cat called Flossie

My son used to love this book. That's all I could think of when I heard Flossie.

Wow, some of you are really rude.
Have you realized OP doesn't want to name kad Flossie? She wants to name kid with name that could shorten to Flossie. Who told you can judge nicknames at all? It's NICKNAME. She won't be using it on job. Secondly, she wanted realistic name that can be shorten to Flossie. If you can't think of any name that can be shortened to Flossie, don't post at all. You're not paid to post.

I suggest Frances nn Flossie.

My love granny was baptised and always called Flossie. I love the name.

Was just about to say I know of several generations of collies called Flossie

I love Flora, despite your reservations.
Felicity?

Sorry, too outing!

Fleur
Flavia
Fuschia
Felicia
I don’t get the nn Flossie though. Dental floss?

If you're going to use Flossie as a nickname, then surely your DD can be called quite literally anything, just known as Flossie.
I have a daughter who's always been known as something that bears absolutely no relation to her given name. It was what her brothers and sisters called her when she was born and it stuck. Fortunately she does not have to use it on formal occasions.

Yeah I agree . I have a family nn because of a character from history that I was compared to . No relation to my name.

Its a daft name to inflict on a child. Use it as a nickname if you must. But choose a sensible name.

Florrie would be better.

Flossie?? Really? Candyfloss

If you love Flossie, just name her Flossie. Don’t settle for a name that you don’t love and don’t worry too much about other peoples tastes. It isn’t a name that she may one day be embarrassed by. It’s a cute name.