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| Subject: | I have an idea |
| Author: | penguiny7 (Authenticated as penguiny7) |
| Date: | March 7, 2008 at 1:11:53 PM |
| Reply to: | Posy/Posie/Posey by Melania |
My guess is that it's because Posy rhymes with Josie, and it was also probably influenced by the flower's name. It used to be common to change the first consonant of a nickname to make more nicknames (which is how we get Bill, Dick, Bob, Peg, etc.). So that could be what happened in this case too.
**Vita Brevis, Ars Longa**
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