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Florence is an ok name I suppose, but Flossie is terrible. It sounds like some cartoon dental floss dispenser you would see at dentist office, like on posters, in coloring books or a short cartoon played in the lobby to make kids take care of their teeth.

Am I the only one...

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who can think only of the maid in "The Jeffersons" when I hear the name Florence? I guess so. Must be my age.

This message was edited 9/19/2014, 6:56 AM

I love the name Florence. It's beautiful. I guess Flossie is kind of cute too. It's not my first go-to for a nickname, but it's nice.
I knew someone that went by Flossie on a different website. She was lovely. :) I bet she would love the idea of Florence equating to Flossie as a legit nickname.

I like Florence, but I dislike all its nns. Flossie is one of the worst, but they're all sufficiently bad to make me reject the name entirely. Pity, as it got a lot of use on both sides of my family - shortened to Flo and Florrie, mostly.

I think Florence is lovely, but don't like the nn Flossie at all. I prefer Florence for a mn too.

I like Florence. I know a little Florence, French speaking, not that she speaks yet, she's just a baby.

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Flossie-agree with Rox, it's too cow-y.

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My mother use to read "The Bobsey Twins" books;the children were two sets of twins, boy/girl each ones, the older, Bob and Nan (I think Bob), and the younger, Freddie and Flossie

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I use to think that 2 sets of twins in a family was pushing it, however, my daughter-in-law's mother has two sets of twins in her family.The mother is a twin, with a sister, and then twin brothers.

I don't like it. Florence is clunky and Flossie is silly.

:) So cute.
Also, Florence nn Ren.
Or Florence nn Renny.
Or Florence nn Renzi.
Or Florence nn Flori.

I adore Florence, but I do not particularly like Flossie. It sounds like a toy poodle name.

Florence is very pretty, slightly elderly and fussy, and very established. I really like it, but it's a name that I, personally, overuse, so I sometimes find myself getting bored of it. That's not a reflection of the name itself, just my predictable name choices.

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On the other hand, I really dislike Flossie. It's just not my style at all. I know two Florences, both under 30 - one goes by Flo and one just goes by her full name.

This message was edited 9/18/2014, 9:46 AM

It's ok. I prefer Florrie to Flossie.

I think it's horribly old-fashioned and I would never want to be called Flossie in a million years. Sorry.

Florence is a pretty, dignified, gentle name. I picture an elderly lady who still wears a hat to church and has actual tea parties, but who also loves playing with her grandkids and working in her garden. I wouldn't use it as a first name, but I wouldn't rule out using it for a middle name.
Flossie sounds like a milk cow, or a slave. It just robs Florence of its dignity. Flo is sort of cute, in a noisy, wise-cracking waitress kind of way, but all in all I'd rather just see Florence with no nickname.