Posey

English

"a bunch of flowers"

Posey Origin and Meaning

The name Posey is a girl's name of English origin meaning "a bunch of flowers".

Posey is fashionable in England, a country of gardeners, but this pretty bouquet-of-flowers name is only starting to be heard here.

A possible alternative to Rosy or short form for Josephine. Posey (or Posy or Posie) could also work as a nickname for a range of other names, from Penelope to Sophia. Interestingly, Posie is the most popular spelling of the name, by a hair, with Posey second and Posy far behind.

Other P-beginning flower names you may want to consider along with Posey: Poppy, Petal, Primrose. Girl names that start with P are definitely cool again.

Posey Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1022 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Posey

• 1022 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Posey

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Posey.

• Posy
• Goldie
• Posie
• Sunday
• Kit
• Bee
• Pip
• Prairie
• Birdie
• Cricket
• Lula
• Clemmie
• Fern
• Jude
• Pepper
• Maple
• Lou
• Tuesday
• Talullah
• Lulu

Famous People Named Posey

• Posey Rorer American male fiddler of the North Carolina Ramblers
• Posey male Native American Paiute chief who led the last Indian War in 1923
• Parker Posey American actress
• Tyler Posey American actor
• Buster Posey American baseball player

The name Posey in Pop Culture

• Posey Fossil main character in the "Ballet Shoes" novels and film
• Posey term meaning pretentious
• Posey baby of characters in Richard Curtis film, About Time