a proper name for 'Posy'

[LuluF]

I love the name Posy, but feel that it's all very well being called Posy when you're a cute baby, but when you're a grown woman, it's not so appropriate.

I know that Posy is a diminutive of Josephine - the thing is we have a Joseph already - so that's a no no.

I'm trying to thing of other names that could be shortened to Posy. I thought of Jocelyn or even Rosalind, but husband remains unconvinced.

Any suggestions?

LuluF - it is also a reference to the Sargent painting - the mum in the book goes and sees it and says what a lovely name for a child. Father resists and the child is called Lily Rose as a compromise.

You didn't fancy Portia then?

I knew of a Portia who wasn't all that nice. Put me off a bit.

Mmmm, I know what you mean, there are a lot of few names I can't use for that reason!

Rubbish, isn't it? And Lily Rose - put off by Lily Rose from The Green balloon club on CBeebies and my little girl went to nursery with a Lily-Rose who was a bit of a minx. Almost too sweet a name - like Violet-Elizabeth...

There is an India-Rose at my play group; and someone I know called their DD Lily Pink - also too sweet IMO.

there is a posy at dd's school, real name josephine but everyone calls her posy.

Just had a somewhat off-the-wall idea - what about Mimosa? Unusual, Posy would be a nice nn for it and I bet you don't know another one.

If she grows up as 'Posy' it's unlikely she'll want to assume a different name as an adult. It's a hard one, though. A very pretty, fey or artistic kind of adult could carry the name. But if she grows up very sensible and wants to be a solicitor or work in a bank it might not work.

i've got a Rose who is firmly a Posy. love it! (ballet shoes my influence too!)

Yes Penelope Rose is lovely.

Mimosa and Mariposa - I could, you know. I'm just imagining the faces of my in-laws... it's almost worth it for that alone!

Our dd2 nickname is nothing like her "real" name. We call her Pip,derived from pipsqueak, as she is so small, as her nn which she answers to at home but is known as her real name at school. I love the name Posy and as mentioned can easily be a nn for Rose/Rosie/Rosemary.

A name is not necessarily a straight jacket -- there's Dr Pixie McKenna after all. I could see a Dr Posy or solicitor Posy or bank officer Posy...

I mentioned Dr Pixie McKenna to my Mum today! You wouldn't mess with her would you?
Maybe it's not as problematic as I'm making it.

I like Primrose, but hubby won't let me have it
I think Posy is lovely.

Ooh could you have Posy as a middle name?

Posy Simmonds is Rosemary Elizabeth, but is still called Posy even though she's a grown woman...

I ran Rosemary/Rosa/Rose by DH. He pulled a face.

I shall save Mimosa/Mariposa for tomorrow (isn't Mariposa a range of Barbies, though?).

Mariposa is the Spanish for butterfly.

Pretty.

And a range of Barbies, sadly!

The family from one end street! There's a blast from the past, I read all those.
Agree Rosie is nice, can definately become Posy

Ah - that explains the Barbies with wings we have in our house then!

My daughter´s nn is Poppy-totally unrelated to he given name(s)-because I used to call her Poppet!

I love Poppet - I wanted that as a middle name for our eldest girl - but was not allowed