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I've never read Dombey and Son, but I am reading a biography of Dickens and according to a quote in it, the character Florence is known as Floy. Which surprises me: I don't know when it stopped happening, but the Florence people on both sides of my family tree, 19th and early 20th centuries, went by Florrie and/or Flo.
So, Floy. How would you react to it? And, more importantly, how would you pronounce it: to rhyme with Joy or with Joey?
So, Floy. How would you react to it? And, more importantly, how would you pronounce it: to rhyme with Joy or with Joey?
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Flora or Flo. Not a fan of Floy.
If I saw Floy I would assume it rhymed with Joy.
I also think Ren is a cute nn for Florence
I also think Ren is a cute nn for Florence
Floy is fine I thought of Troy for pronunciation.
I think it’s cute! I imagine it on a tomboy. I pronounce it to rhyme with Joy.
Not a fan of Floy as it reminds me too much of Floyd but I would pronounce it to rhyme with Joy. One Florence I met 23 years ago when I was 17 and she was in a preschool nursery (3-5 years old) was known as Flossie. The other two I have met in the last three years through my brownies have both insisted on being known by their full names.
Florence is also what my dad wanted to call me. Now I would go by Rennie but spelled Rene.
Florence is also what my dad wanted to call me. Now I would go by Rennie but spelled Rene.
Floy makes me think of a contract law firm covered in beige wallpaper and an old man sneezing onto the computer screen every few seconds.
Flossy and Flo are kind of cute, in a quirky type way
Flossy and Flo are kind of cute, in a quirky type way
I like Floy. It's cute and not as common as Flo/Flora/Florrie. I'd pronounce it to rhyme with Joy.
I like the NN Floy for Florence because it is less popular than Florrie and Flo.
I personally would pronounce it to rhyme with Joy.
I personally would pronounce it to rhyme with Joy.