Phoebe or Poppy

[girlmum6]

Hi there, husband likes Poppy for our daughter due in a few months. I prefer Phoebe. (I also quite like Clara). Please can I get other peoples preference. Thanks

Phoebe

Poppy is one of those flower names that’s a bit wet. it is cute for a little girl though, so there’s no reason not to use it as a nickname - I know a little Penelope who is Poppy day to day

Bee is also a nice short form

I like poppy. Or penny?

I’ve known several dogs and one cat called Poppy. If you called Poppy across the park, you might not get what you expected running towards you.

Phoebe! Was my 'girl name' for each of my four, all boys.

You could have penelope & use poppy , penny or nelly / nell as a nickname

I love Phoebe (also like Clara). I don't dislike Poppy, it's just not a favourite - there is something a bit insubstantial about it.

I don't see why you couldn't use Poppy as a nickname for Phoebe, it's quite sweet actually. But I suppose on balance it might be better for you and DH to settle on a name you both like rather than giving her two names!

Much prefer Phoebe, and really love Clara too. Bee/Bea is a lovely nickname. Poppy is sweet but I think probably not as solid on an adult as it is a child, sorry.

I prefer Phoebe. I think Poppy is flimsy but also quite trendy / chichi now. Also Boris Johnson named his last child Poppy. He said her nickname is Pop Tart 🤢

Phoebe - Poppy isn’t a very good name for an adult.

Phoebe is best

lol, absolutely agree. I have a Poppy, albeit not named by me. I wouldn’t change it, she is vibrant, bold, wild. The comments about Poppy sounding wet are so interesting, given what it represents.

i do love Phoebe, and we may have gone with it. However I’m a HUGE friends fan and every single time I see it I repeat
p is for Phoebe
h I’d for heobe
o is for obe
etc

thats a very small reaction I am sure 😂

We have a Klara in work. She is an absolute darling. The K seems to give it something?

Couldn't agree more (although I used to think it was pronounced 'Fobe' 😅

I love Phoebe! It’s cute but it still suits both a child and an adult, it’s got a beautiful meaning and feels like a classic name . I know a couple of Phoebe’s -both of them are clever, lovely little girls .
I also like Clara.

I don’t think of Phoebe as fee-bee but as Fibi which is actually a name on its own.

I'm sorry but I sort of agree with this op - though I know its classic and many love it. I wouldn't call it a weird name, but it does make me think of both amoeba and feeble.

I seem to have typed that comment a lot lately on here, so I'm guessing its also getting very common atm.

Poppy is sweet but is it really good as a BC name for life? To me its a lovely nn.

Whatever you do don't go for Phoebe Poppy or Poppy Phoebe: it sounds like a batch of popcorn in the microwave.

Clara, however, I LOVE!