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in reply to a message by Lavinia
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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