Pansy

Very pretty, quite nice for a pensive little girl. Hopefully the insult will become a thing of the past and we can go back to using lovely Pansy soon. I adore the flowers as well.

Pansy, Pansy, Pansy. It has such a lovely sound, though it is a wee bit infantile. The meaning, "thought" and the flower association is just darling, to me it brings the feeling of reading Peter Rabbit by Beatrix (another gem of a name) Potter and lemonade under the sun. Daisy chains and running through fields, as a gentle breeze tickles the neck. It has a slight witchy feeling to me though, most likely from that little Slytherin girl, Pansy Parkinson, from Harry Potter.

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Sadly, in the UK it is an outdated slur for a camp man. It is perfect for a middle name, if you like, that is. I believe another user said her daughter was Eloise Pansy, which is absolutely lush, the "cottage-core" and slight "dark-academia" vibes are just...brilliant, for lack of better words. To comment on the slur meaning, I'd say this name might be usable in maybe twenty years. Besides, it's not really an insult, as someone else said, for a girl, maybe?

I like it. Pansy has a yummy meaning. I'd like a thoughtful little girl.

I like the flower, but not this name.

I might use this name in historical fiction, but considering its usage as a homophobic slur... not too into it on an actual person. I do like the Anne of Green Gables vibe, it just doesn't really work in any non-Gablesy context.

I am truly sorry if your name is Pansy, but I do not like this name. I see this name on an animal or such, but not on a human. Pansy reminds me too much of Panty. So overall, I do not approve of this name. Again, if your name is Pansy, I am sorry.

Pathetic and ugly.

I would never use this name on a human. But it's really cute for a cat or dog. In fact, it is my cat's name.

A really weird name that honestly makes me want to throw up. Pansy has got to be the ugliest and stupidest name out there.

Pansy is a term, refering to a feminine male or a male being scared. Essentially the same slang as sissy or prissy.

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"Come on, don't be a Pansy"

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Not a good name...

In theory it sounds nice, but it reminds me of the English word used to describe someone who's a wuss.

It IS cute, but it reminds me of PANTY. I would spell it Pansie, probably.

This does not sound like a real name. It sounds so sour and nasty, like the name of one of the most bratty bullies in middle school.

I'm guilty for finding this name cute, since I know its other meaning. I still associate Pansy with the flower before the derogatory meaning. Even so, it might cause teasing.

Seems okay for a character in a novel, but would take a lot of getting used to in real life. But after the initial wimpy associations, it grows on you. I'm already starting to like it since starting this comment.

I would never want this name as in England it is a slang term for a girly boy!

I like this name and I'm not bothered by the fact that it's a slang word for an effeminate man; it's rather irrelevant and beside the point, because the name would belong to a woman and not a man, and being called a "pansy" is not of concern to a woman, is it?

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Pansy is old-fashioned and different. The flowers were called pansies because they resemble human faces, and in the month of August they nod forward as if deep in thought. The pansy has long been the symbol for Freethought. I love this association.

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For a daughter I might use Pansy as a nickname. It could be short for Anne (like the nicknames Panni and Nancy), or Pandora, Patience, or Esperanza.

The name is not ugly, but it does sound rather childish.

Can you imagine a parent shouting: ''Pansy, it's time to go home now!''? Tell me you wouldn't laugh out loud. This is an epithet, and an epithet for boys who aren't considered masculine enough, for that matter. It's a silly concept, and immature people use the epithet, but what exactly are you going to do, wipe out all the bully types? Besides, the name is very ugly!

A pansy is an effeminate, camp man.

Isn't it also slang for wimp?