Josie?

**joyfulmomto8** · April 7th, 2012 04:15 PM

Just wondering opinions on using this as a first name, rather than the full Josephine....and what you would pair it with? Thanks!

**shaymin2** · April 7th, 2012 04:18 PM

**ashthedreamer** · April 7th, 2012 08:12 PM

I, too, prefer it as a nn. I know a Josie but it's short for Josephine. Just Josie seems a bit childish to me. I think it could be short for Jocelyn or Josiane or Josepha, too... In general, I like Posey, Sephie, Sophie, and even Poppy better than Josie, personally, too.

I like the pp's suggestion of Josie Olivia... what about:

Josie Caroline
Josie Juliet
Josie June
Josie Annabel
Josie Felicity
Josie Penelope
Josie Beatrix

**lyricmom** · April 7th, 2012 08:13 PM

I also prefer it as a NN. Would be hard to grow into Josie as an adult.

**youssarian** · April 7th, 2012 08:15 PM

I don't think Josie is as "childish" as other "nicknames", I can see it working just fine on an adult.

**kristen.e.c** · April 9th, 2012 09:23 AM

What about Josette for the first name and Josie as her nickname?

**emiliaj** · April 9th, 2012 09:28 AM

Prefer Josephine nn Josie.

My god daughter is Josephine Louise which I love! Josie Lou

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