Poppy
See also: poppy
English
Proper noun
Poppy
- (chiefly Britain) A female given name, a flower name used since the end of the 19th century.
- 2006 Alexander McCall Smith: Blue Shoes and Happiness: →ISBN page 34-35:
- "It is a very pretty name, Mma. I should like to be called Poppy."
- The compliment drew a smile. "I used to be very embarrassed about it," said Poppy. "I used to try to hide my name from people. I thought it was a very silly name."
- Mma Ramotswe shook her head. There was nothing embarrassing about the name Poppy, but there was no telling what names people would find embarrassing.
- 2006 Alexander McCall Smith: Blue Shoes and Happiness: →ISBN page 34-35:
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