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HelpPosy / Posie
Yeah, yeah, I know, it’s too sickly sweet, it’s infantile and it won’t suit an adult! This name never really gets any love here, but I think it’s a lovely old fashioned floral name, along the lines of Clover and Marigold and Magnolia. A lot of people here don’t even think Daisy and Poppy age well and they have been used for hundreds of years and they are still going strong. So for me, Posy / Posie fits right into that old floral name category.
Anyway, if you were forced to choose a spelling, which would it be Posy or Posie and why? Thanks guys, I can practically hear the screams of disgust from here! :)
Sarah -
Wife to DH Paul
Mama to:
Jasper Emmanuel (2010)
Jethro Zion (2014)
Eden Arielle (2017)
Moses Remiel (2018)
Anyway, if you were forced to choose a spelling, which would it be Posy or Posie and why? Thanks guys, I can practically hear the screams of disgust from here! :)
Sarah -
Wife to DH Paul
Mama to:
Jasper Emmanuel (2010)
Jethro Zion (2014)
Eden Arielle (2017)
Moses Remiel (2018)
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It’s great….if she’s going to be 3 years old for her entire life.
I’d spell it Josephine, and use the nickname Posie. Because she’s going to be a cute baby for a heart beat and a grown adult for the majority of her life, and she may want to be taken seriously at some point.
Or not, she may go by Posie her entire life, and rock it. But she should at least have the option.
I’d spell it Josephine, and use the nickname Posie. Because she’s going to be a cute baby for a heart beat and a grown adult for the majority of her life, and she may want to be taken seriously at some point.
Or not, she may go by Posie her entire life, and rock it. But she should at least have the option.
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I keep hearing how it's a nn for Josephine, but I have truly never come across it used that way. The only Posy I ever read about was a little kids' picture book by I think Charlotte Zolotow about a little girl named Posy/Posey. It was apparently not short for anything. All the Josephines I've read about (never met one in real life) went by Jo or Josie.
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I don't understand how it is sickly sweet or infantile. It's a normal English word name. It's in the same category as Lily and Ruby to me - sweet word names with good meanings and a lovely, sweet sound.
It will definitely suit an adult. Sound-wise it is not much different from Lily, Ruby, Lucy - even Mary.
I really like it as well. I would spell it Posy, like the word. Posie is odd to me. Posey is okay too, then it's not a word name to me anymore but more of a surname-name.
So Posy is better than Posie and Posey and Posey is better than Posie.
I don't really understand why so many people seem to have such a big problem with it, maybe they don't know it's a word name?
To me it is in the Ruby, Lily, Lucy, Mary category (sound-wise, style-wise only in the Lily and Ruby one).
I find it more mature sounding than Daisy and especially Poppy.
It will definitely suit an adult. Sound-wise it is not much different from Lily, Ruby, Lucy - even Mary.
I really like it as well. I would spell it Posy, like the word. Posie is odd to me. Posey is okay too, then it's not a word name to me anymore but more of a surname-name.
So Posy is better than Posie and Posey and Posey is better than Posie.
I don't really understand why so many people seem to have such a big problem with it, maybe they don't know it's a word name?
To me it is in the Ruby, Lily, Lucy, Mary category (sound-wise, style-wise only in the Lily and Ruby one).
I find it more mature sounding than Daisy and especially Poppy.
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Posey isn't even an actual flower; it's more like naming a kid Bouquet or Tussie-Mussie or maybe Corsage.
It's definitely babyish. I don't know that it ever got much use, especially not on its own.
If I was at gunpoint and had to use it I'd spell it Poussey like the Orange is the New Black character. lol
It's definitely babyish. I don't know that it ever got much use, especially not on its own.
If I was at gunpoint and had to use it I'd spell it Poussey like the Orange is the New Black character. lol
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I already knew you hated it, you are one of the most vocal on here with your disgust for the name! :) And I’m totally ok with that, it’s your opinion and that’s fine. Posy is a word name related to flowers, not the name of an actual flower obviously, but I like that. I like that it’s not directly related to just one type of flower. To each their own.
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Posy (this is the spelling of the word) is a bunch of flowers. Yes, I know it's not a flower, it's an English vocabulary word that makes people think of flowers. It's, in my opinion, more like Blossom or Bloom or Petal which work as names.
That is your opinion and I respect it, but you need to respect other people's opinions as well. To me it's not babyish.
That is your opinion and I respect it, but you need to respect other people's opinions as well. To me it's not babyish.
This message was edited 6/13/2021, 6:55 AM
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Don't tell me I "need to respect" other people's (meaning your) opinion. It's got nothing to do with respect. My opinion happens to be directly opposite yours, but that doesn't mean I "don't respect" you or your right to hold your opinion.
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Yes and that is fine. But you replied to me, not the original poster.
So when I write "It's not babyish" it is my opinion directed to the OP who asked for opinions. And when you then just reply to me and write "It's definitely babyish" I feel like you are not accepting the fact that I don't find it babyish. If you had written it as a reply to the OP I wouldn't have had a problem with it but you wrote it as a reply to me as if you didn't respect what I wrote.
So when I write "It's not babyish" it is my opinion directed to the OP who asked for opinions. And when you then just reply to me and write "It's definitely babyish" I feel like you are not accepting the fact that I don't find it babyish. If you had written it as a reply to the OP I wouldn't have had a problem with it but you wrote it as a reply to me as if you didn't respect what I wrote.
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I thought I was replying to the OP. I hadn't read your post and still haven't. I don't know what happened to make it look like I replied to you, because I didn't.
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Okay, then I understand, no problem.
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Thanks! I adore Posy so much and would consider using it for a DD. I totally agree about it being along the same lines as other botanical and word names. I don’t find it too young and can absolutely picture it for a grown woman. At least someone else here seems to like it as much as I do :)
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Posy has the same vibe as Poppy, but what makes Poppy more usable? Is it because Poppy is a flower while Posy is a bunch of flowers? But what's better a small bouquet (i.e Posy) or just Flower, Fleur or even Blossom? And what's wrong with Pansy. It's a flower, more like Violet. Yeah, there is that old-fashioned insulting term. Is it still relevant? If it is, well, it's understood why Pansy gets so much hate.
But let's return to our Posies... Everyone thinks that Posie is immature, same thing I've heard about Daisy and even Poppy. Personally, I like how Posie sounds, though I prefer Josephine, Josie. But honestly, I won't use any of these names (e.g. Daisy, Poppy, Pansy, Marigold, Magnolia), not because they are awful, but because there are always better options, without so many issues, IMO.
But let's return to our Posies... Everyone thinks that Posie is immature, same thing I've heard about Daisy and even Poppy. Personally, I like how Posie sounds, though I prefer Josephine, Josie. But honestly, I won't use any of these names (e.g. Daisy, Poppy, Pansy, Marigold, Magnolia), not because they are awful, but because there are always better options, without so many issues, IMO.
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Thanks for your input. I love botanical names, so to me, they’re all equally as usable as each other and one isn’t more infantile than another, because I just don’t view them that way.
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SO and I have decided we will likely use Calliope with the nicknames Posy (this spelling) & Pia for a future daughter. I don’t like “Callie”, which is the most obvious nickname. Posy may be a stretch but I honestly feel like it is a stretchy diminutive for Josephine as well.
I don’t know that I’d ever consider using solely Posy, but that’s because I tend to gravitate toward longer names that can be shortened. I like Posy better than Poppy, Daisy, and Clover. I even like it more than Lily (I don’t like Lily at all).
I don’t know that I’d ever consider using solely Posy, but that’s because I tend to gravitate toward longer names that can be shortened. I like Posy better than Poppy, Daisy, and Clover. I even like it more than Lily (I don’t like Lily at all).
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Thanks for your input. I love botanical names and tend to prefer shorter names that don’t lend themselves to nns.
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Posie. Maybe because that’s what I’m used to, but I don’t care for Posy. I don’t care for the name much in general anyways. As you said it’s way too infantile and it reminds me of that exploited child Posie Rayne Labrant. Personally I put Posie in the same category as Daisy and Poppy. Posies is literally just a bouquet of flowers. Poppy flowers are very pretty. Daisies I don’t care for.
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I think it would be better as a nickname and I would spell it Posie. It reminds of Josie, which is more used as a name. Both would be better as nicknames for Josephine/Josephina, etc.
There's also Posey for a spelling.
There's also Posey for a spelling.
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Thanks for your input :)
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I'd put Posy / Posie in the same category as Daisy, Poppy and Clover but not Marigold and Magnolia. The latter just 'seem' more sophisticated, more substantial to me. Maybe I'm slightly biased because they literally contain more letters...I don't know exactly.
The actual word Posy / Posie is not appealing to me at all, sound-wise (cosy, nosy...). The look is weird too. The more I'm sitting here analysing it, the harder it is getting for me to see it as a name and I don't know what spelling to choose!
I guess it comes down to, do you normally prefer names spelled with a -y or -ie ending? Do you prefer Milly or Millie? Lucy or Lucie? etc.
If I am forced to pick one, I guess it would be Posie. It looks more name-y than Posy...I don't know. What about Posey?
I'll end my rant of disgust now :)
The actual word Posy / Posie is not appealing to me at all, sound-wise (cosy, nosy...). The look is weird too. The more I'm sitting here analysing it, the harder it is getting for me to see it as a name and I don't know what spelling to choose!
I guess it comes down to, do you normally prefer names spelled with a -y or -ie ending? Do you prefer Milly or Millie? Lucy or Lucie? etc.
If I am forced to pick one, I guess it would be Posie. It looks more name-y than Posy...I don't know. What about Posey?
I'll end my rant of disgust now :)
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I mean you hit the nail right on the head, it is infantile and not suited for a grown-up. I don't really care for Daisy or Poppy either frankly besides just in aesthetic not an actual practice, at least for Daisy I don't like Poppy at all. (I work in additions treatment and heroin/ various opioids are made from poppy plants) I don't think Posy is bad for a pet though. It would be kind of cute on a cat or horse perhaps. Poppy is just ruined for me forever. I still didn't love it to begin with though even before getting into my field tbh.
This message was edited 6/12/2021, 9:40 PM
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Thanks for your input. I knew most people here hated the name, but I think it’s botanical and lovely and not infantile at all. To each their own I guess :)
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It’s traditionally been used as a nickname for Josephine. Using it that way would give you more substance and options.
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But it's a full name, an English word name. To me it has the same substance as Lily, Violet or Ruby even though it can be used as a nickname, of course.
This message was edited 6/13/2021, 7:19 AM
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Posie. Posy just looks incomplete to me.
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Isn't Posy how the word is spelled? To me it looks more complete that way. But I guess it is different for everyone. Lily to me looks way more complete than Lillie which looks more like a nickname for Lillian (but I still like it).
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