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Help[Facts] Posy/Posie/Posey
I'm really liking Josephine nn Posy, etc. but I was wondering why those are common nns for it. How are they linked?
Thanks!
So you're brilliant, gorgeous, and ampersand after ampersand...
Thanks!
So you're brilliant, gorgeous, and ampersand after ampersand...
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I have an idea
My guess is that it's because Posy rhymes with Josie, and it was also probably influenced by the flower's name. It used to be common to change the first consonant of a nickname to make more nicknames (which is how we get Bill, Dick, Bob, Peg, etc.). So that could be what happened in this case too.
My guess is that it's because Posy rhymes with Josie, and it was also probably influenced by the flower's name. It used to be common to change the first consonant of a nickname to make more nicknames (which is how we get Bill, Dick, Bob, Peg, etc.). So that could be what happened in this case too.
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