Posy

Posy is a girl name of English origin, meaning A small bunch of flowers.

What Posy means

A small bunch of flowers.

Posy is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Posy comes from

English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.

Posy is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.

How popular is Posy?

In the girl name rankings we track, Posy falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.

The character of Posy

We group Posy under flowers and growing things. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.

Themes: Flower

Names like Posy

These share Posy's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Daisy — The day's-eye flower.
• Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
• Pansy — Thought; the pansy flower.
• Petunia — The trumpet-shaped flower.
• Poppy — The bright red poppy flower.
• Primrose — First rose; first flower of spring.
• Aiyana — Eternal blossom.
• Bluebell — The woodland bell flower.
• Bryony — To sprout; a climbing vine.
• Hadley — Field of heather.
• Heather — The flowering heath shrub.
• Lavender — The fragrant purple flower.

More English names

• Poppy — The bright red poppy flower.
• Presley — Priest's meadow.
• Pierce — Rock; stone.
• Preston — Priest's town.
• Petunia — The trumpet-shaped flower.
• Primrose — First rose; first flower of spring.
• Percy — One who pierces the valley.
• Promise — A solemn vow.
• Pearline — Little pearl.
• Rain — Falling water; a blessing.