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in reply to a message by Lavinia
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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