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Usable, but I would only use it as a nn personally. I’d pick Josephine or a flower name or a name featuring P prominently and put that on the birth certificate, and then call the kid Posy.

This message was edited 4/11/2018, 2:52 PM

Not really.

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There's a classic UK children's book called Ballet Shoes about three stage-school sisters, in which Posy is the youngest. It's a nice book and a good association, and the only one I have for Posy as a name. But then there's 'posey' as in pretentious, and 'po-faced', and it's all very well being a sweet little bunch of flowers when you are a child, but it's hard to imagine on a sensible adult woman of mature years, unless she were... a bit ditzy.

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In short, I wouldn't use it and think it's probably better as a childhood nn, if anything.

I like it as a nickname. I don't think it's as awful as the reactions you're getting as a full name though. Women have managed with Rosie / Rosy as a full name forever.

This message was edited 4/11/2018, 8:53 AM

I like it, but only as a nickname.

I adore it! I know it gets a bad response from most on here, but I think it's gorgeous. Definitely usable imo and no different to other floral names. I don't see it as too childish or overly frilly, it's just pretty. I would consider using it myself.

-Do I like it?
Definitely not. Posy seems overly frilly / hyperfeminine, childlike, weak, and insubstantial. I kind of think it would sort of seem out of place on any woman who wasn’t extremely femme in a traditional sense. There are a lot of floral names that would be better, imo.

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-Is it usable?
I think so. Posy is definitely NMS but it’s not so terrible that it’s unusable. Most people probably wouldn’t think twice about it.

Posy is very precious. It's right up there with Poppy and Daffodil.

NO, I don't like it. It's way too cutesy and babyish, and would be sickly-sweet even for a pet.

I think it's silly and unusable. Not quite as bad as Poppy, but almost.

It's growing on me. I think it has more punch than most names with a similar feel. I think it's sweet, but maybe a little too much so. It feels perpetually young, like Lucy.

In my playschool there were twin girls who had English/American parents and they got extra classes in English. Their English teacher taught all the children in my play group how to sing "Ring around the rosie, pocket full of posy", which is my only association with this name.
I don't really like the sound of it. Makes me think of the word "pus". It also sounds a bit like the Swedish word for a (paper/plastic) bag, påse, pronounced PAW-se.

This message was edited 4/10/2018, 12:18 PM

It's very youthful and syrupy sounding. I think it's very fashionable right now (in the UK at least with a million little Poppy, Maisie's and Millie's running around) so no one would think it was too weird, but it just isn't my taste. I can't imagine being a sporty teenager introducing myself as Posy.

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Posy Imogen
Posy Justine
Posy Louise
Posy Samantha
Posy Seraphine
Posy Margaret
Posy Cora
Posy Matilda
Posy Maria
Posy Francesca
Posy Rachel
Posy Catherine
Posy Amanda / Posy Amandine
Posy Juliet
Posy Rowena
Posy June
Posy Laura
Posy Victoria
Posy Olivia
Posy Bronwyn
Posy Noelle