I found out this week that we are expecting #6 in [name_u]March[/name_u]. I’ve had my boy name picked for years but I’m exploring girls name from my favorites. One of my top three is [name_f]Primrose[/name_f] with the nickname of [name_f]Posey[/name_f]. I was looking at [name_f]Posey[/name_f] and saw that it is used as a nn for [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], which is my oldest daughters name. We call her [name_u]Jo[/name_u] mostly though. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you think there could be confusion with the nn? [name_m]Even[/name_m] though we rarely call our oldest [name_u]Josie[/name_u] even?
I think not. If your eldest goes by simply [name_u]Jo[/name_u] it’s quite alright and wouldn’t be the slightest confusing. [name_f]Posey[/name_f] was a popular nickname for [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] decades ago, nowadays I think nicknames (unless you’re a berry, lol) are pretty straighforward. It reall depends on you. And even if you call your daughter [name_u]Josie[/name_u] or [name_u]Joey[/name_u], it wont really be that bad because [name_f]Posey[/name_f] will have her own full name in [name_f]Primrose[/name_f].
No, I don’t think it’s too confusing. And such beautiful names!
It feels to me like you are giving her a name that is a flower name, and then calling her by the name of another flower. While it is not completely the same…as if you are naming her [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] and then calling her [name_f]Rose[/name_f]. [name_f]Posey[/name_f] does not even seem like a nickname at all to [name_f]Primrose[/name_f]. I could see Prim or [name_f]Rosey[/name_f], but not [name_f]Posey[/name_f].
I never heard [name_f]Posey[/name_f] as a nickname for [name_f]Josephine[/name_f].
What about [name_f]Mariposa[/name_f]?
I think it’d be fine, since [name_f]Posey[/name_f] is no longer a common nickname for [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], and there are enough people who don’t know that [name_f]Posey[/name_f] is a nickname for [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] at all. If you’d nickname [name_f]Primrose[/name_f] [name_f]Posey[/name_f], you’d just have to make a point of it that you called [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] by her full name or [name_u]Jo[/name_u], to avoid confusion.
@lailanotlilah, @anniebrown01, @lesliemarion and @smartie352 thank you for the feedback. It was very helpful and appreciated!
This did not really answer the question that I asked, but ok. First of all, [name_f]Posy[/name_f]/[name_f]Posey[/name_f] is not a flower. This is something I actually did not realize until further research, but according to Nameberry, Wikipedia and several different dictionary sources, it is defined as “a bunch of flowers.” It can refer to a single flower, but it is not specified as any particular one, so it could be a rose, daisy or lily. So no, it is not like naming her [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] and then calling her [name_f]Rose[/name_f] at all, it would be more comparable to naming her [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] and calling her Bouquet or [name_f]Flower[/name_f]. I cannot find anywhere where there is a type flower called a posy, unless I am just completely missing it. Further, it not seeming like a nickname for [name_f]Primrose[/name_f] is just a matter of opinion. I don’t see where it’s any different - and possibly makes more sense - than getting [name_m]Bob[/name_m] from [name_m]Robert[/name_m] or [name_m]Bill[/name_m] from [name_m]William[/name_m]. But anyway, you’re certainly entitled to your opinion and I to mine. I have considered other nicknames for [name_f]Primrose[/name_f] and other than [name_f]Rose[/name_f] by itself with no -y ending, none of the others appeal to me except [name_f]Posy[/name_f]/[name_f]Posey[/name_f].
I have a [name_f]Primrose[/name_f] who goes exclusively as [name_f]Posie[/name_f]. Occasionally my father calls her Pimms which she loves. I don’t think there will be any confusion with [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] at all irrespective of nicknames - I think they go beautifully together. [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] is [name_u]Jo[/name_u] and [name_f]Primrose[/name_f] is [name_f]Posey[/name_f].
I don’t think so. [name_f]Posy[/name_f] used to be used as a nickname for floral names, primarily. I don’t know if you’ve ever read “[name_m]Little[/name_m] Women,” but the protagonist’s name is [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]. She goes by [name_u]Jo[/name_u], not [name_f]Posy[/name_f]. Her niece’s name is [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] (which means daisy in [name_m]French[/name_m]), and she goes by [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] or [name_f]Posy[/name_f]. Out of [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] and [name_f]Primrose[/name_f], I would think [name_f]Primrose[/name_f] would make the best “[name_f]Posey[/name_f].” Or you could just go with [name_f]Posey[/name_f]. It’s such a sweet, quaint little name. I think it stands pretty well on its own.
@prudence That is so cool that you have a [name_f]Primrose[/name_f] nn [name_f]Posie[/name_f]! Thank you for sharing.
@shelblu2 I read [name_m]Little[/name_m] Women years and years ago and do not remember a lot about it, except that it was where I first heard of [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] nn [name_u]Jo[/name_u] and fell in love with the name. Thank you for your post it was very informative!
I love [name_f]Posey[/name_f]! 
I can’t see it getting confused. You oldest daughter obviously already has an established NN for herself. And if you use [name_f]Posey[/name_f] for the baby, everyone will catch on to that. I say you are good to go!