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I've really been liking Poppy lately. It seems to get a lot of use in a lot of English speaking countries, but it's never been in the top 1000 in the U.S. and seems to be pretty unknown here. Do you think that it's usable in the U.S? What are your opinions on it?
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I love the name and would consider using it for a future DD of my own.
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It's the nickname we had for my grandfather, so it always will have a masculine, fatherly feel for me. I wouldn't use it.
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This is the name I would choose for my first daughter, but I'm english so. I have liked it for ages, very pretty.
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Me too! I used to hate it but it has grown on me. Yes, it's usable. I wouldn't use it in Britain anymore, it seems to be super common. The poppy flower is very beautiful also.
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Same! It used to not register too much for me/I thought it was a bit goofy, but all of a sudden I'm in love with it. I'm very glad to see that someone thinks it's usable!
Thanks for your response!
Thanks for your response!
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I've never heard of the name Poppy being used in an English speaking country? The only person I can think of is Poppy Montgomery, an actress. I also call my dad Poppy so I don't think it could ever be usable for me. lol
I think it's usable for other people and it probably wouldn't get mispronounced in the U.S. It's okay but I don't know if it'll age well.
I think it's usable for other people and it probably wouldn't get mispronounced in the U.S. It's okay but I don't know if it'll age well.
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According to its BtN page it's ranked quite highly in a lot of areas - #16 in England/Wales, #52 in Northern Ireland, #47 in Scotland, #66 in New South Wales. I suppose I was just wondering if there was a reason for the disparity in use. I do knwo that some people use the term for their dads/grand-dads, so I was wondering if that was a contributing factor.
I totally get what you're saying with the "don't know if it'll age well" thing. I could definitely see how it could read as being overly cutesy. For some reasom that isn't bothering me at the moment - I compare it to Lily, which is similar in that it's also botanical and also has repeating consonant sounds and an -ee ending. It might be kind of an arbitrary comparison on my part. I might just be in the middle of a temporary name crush/infatuation and that could be why it isn't bothering me.
Thanks for your response!
I totally get what you're saying with the "don't know if it'll age well" thing. I could definitely see how it could read as being overly cutesy. For some reasom that isn't bothering me at the moment - I compare it to Lily, which is similar in that it's also botanical and also has repeating consonant sounds and an -ee ending. It might be kind of an arbitrary comparison on my part. I might just be in the middle of a temporary name crush/infatuation and that could be why it isn't bothering me.
Thanks for your response!
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I don't live in the US, but I don't see why it wouldn't be useable. It's not hard to spell or pronounce. It is a flower name and many flower names are common so I think it would fit in fine with those, and I'm pretty sure people would know that it's a girls name.
I like it. It's a little bit cutesey but I still think it's nice. The only problem is when I type it I sometimes accidentally type "poopy"!
I like it. It's a little bit cutesey but I still think it's nice. The only problem is when I type it I sometimes accidentally type "poopy"!
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For some reason I thought that "poop/poopy" was an Americanism (although I don't know what I thought it was called elsewhere), so that was part of the problem. Poppy is also sometimes used as a term for a father or a grandfather (is that an exclusively American thing?), which doesn't bother me but I could see being protentially problematic for a bearer of the name.
Basically, it's in the top 100 in a bunch of English-speaking countries but it's never been in the top 1000 in America and I've been trying to figure out if there's a reason for that or if it's just irrational neglect.
Thanks for your response!
Basically, it's in the top 100 in a bunch of English-speaking countries but it's never been in the top 1000 in America and I've been trying to figure out if there's a reason for that or if it's just irrational neglect.
Thanks for your response!
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I think it is a more American thing. (I've never actually said the word "poopy"!) but it's still not a great misspelling - people outside of America would still know what "poopy" means.
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