Poppy + MN options

What do you think of [name]Poppy[/name] as a name, by itself? [name]Penelope[/name] is one of my least favorite names- so using it as a NN for that is out. I’ve heard several people say that it’s too close to the word ‘poopy’ - do you think that’s a problem?

Also, which MN do you like better:
[name]Poppy[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name] [name]Rebekah[/name]

  • or- suggest a MN below…

The flowers are lovely, but I have a hard time getting behind it as a name itself. There is the poopy thing, and popeye, and then papi is slang in a lot of Spanish dialects for like, hey dude, kind of, so that’s weird, and then it just sounds like an adjective describing someone with a lot of energy. There’s also a low-market chain of handbags with the name.

If you don’t like it as a nickname for [name]Penelope[/name] I’d recommend it just as a nickname for any name. Or use it, I mean, despite all those reservations, there’s worse.

It could maybe be a nickname for [name]Portia[/name]? Which also has some concerns…but is pretty.

Of the two mn’s, I like [name]Poppy[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] better, both names are light and whimsical, [name]Rebekah[/name] is a nice name but is much heavier/clunkier by comparison.

Good luck!

For me [name]Poppy[/name] is too similar to Pappy, Papa, Pop, etc. In other words, names people call their fathers and grandfathers. It’s just a little too whimsical in my opinion. I think it’d work fine as a middle name though.

[name]Poppy[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] is my favorite of your combos.

[name]Poppy[/name] is one of my absolute favorite names. I totally think it works on its own. It’s actually quite popular in the UK, so I don’t think of it as being unusual at all. I like [name]Amelia[/name] and [name]Rebekah[/name] a lot, but [name]Poppy[/name] and [name]Amelia[/name] feel so different to me, that I’d have to say I like [name]Poppy[/name] [name]Rebekah[/name] the best.

I love it. No bad connotations for me.

I like [name]Amelia[/name] & [name]Florence[/name] for mns, from suggestions above. I think the best choice for middles though always depends on the last name too; how many syllables/what sounds etc.

I love love [name]Poppy[/name]! It’s a pretty name, it’s fun to say, and I love the flower! [name]Poppy[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] is great! :slight_smile:

I know a couple of Poppys, one’s about 18/19 now and the other’s about 8 or 9. I don’t see a problem with using it just on its own, although I could never use it myself because I’ve got a family pet association with it.

I don’t know what it even means but I always think of the Latin phrase [name]Poppy[/name] Chu-la…but we used to have a dog named [name]Poppy[/name] too…

I think [name]Poppy[/name] is more common in the UK than in [name]North[/name] [name]America[/name]. Children in some families call their father/grandfather “[name]Poppy[/name]”. In the past, I found it somewhat childish for a full first name but it’s slowly growing on me. The poppy flower is very special to me as a symbol of Remembrance [name]Day[/name] in [name]Canada[/name] as my late father was a war veteran. I like [name]Poppy[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] but my favourite combo is [name]Poppy[/name] [name]Matilda[/name].

Papi chulo would be a phrase meaning “cute guy”, “cute dude”, etc. Papi isn’t completely translateable, but you know, it’s a (flirtatious - much like “cute”) form of endearment.

I like pp’s suggestions of [name]Poppy[/name] [name]Florence[/name] and [name]Poppy[/name] [name]Matilda[/name].

Agreed that I also get the vibe it fits in better in UK than US.

I have to be honest, I am not Hispanic at all, and I think of ‘papi’ when I hear [name]Poppy[/name]. It is a great name, in theory, cute and spunky and a flower name like [name]Lily[/name]. I think it would be okay paired with a long elegant first name… such as [name]Katherine[/name] [name]Poppy[/name] or [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Poppy[/name].

I love [name]Poppy[/name]! If it wasn’t the already-determined term for my dad when he has grandchildren, I would consider it a lot more than I already do. :slight_smile: I like [name]Poppy[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] better of your choices, but if it were the softer [name]Poppy[/name] [name]Rebecca[/name], I would probably vote for that instead! I’ve always preferred [name]Rebecca[/name] to [name]Rebekah[/name]–probably because the [name]Rebecca[/name] spelling is my sister’s name. :slight_smile:

I’ve always liked [name]Poppy[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name] and [name]Poppy[/name] [name]Ophelia[/name]…

To me [name]Poppy[/name] sounds kind of “ridiculous”, sorry. But my first language is [name]German[/name] and in [name]German[/name] “poppen” is a word for sexual intercourse so it would just be cruel naming a child here [name]Poppy[/name]. Can’t get over it though. Also I think even If I don’t think about that word, I just can’t imagine an adult with this name. Can you imagine someone named [name]Poppy[/name] being a business woman? President [name]Poppy[/name] …? I’m sorry, I can’t.

You could go with [name]Amelia[/name] [name]Poppy[/name] and call her [name]Poppy[/name].

Or what about [name]Philippa[/name]? Or some other name starting with p…