Posy (given name)

Posy or Posey or Posie is an English given name derived from the English term for a small flower bouquet. A posy is also a word for a single flower. It can also be derived from an English nickname, sometimes used independently, for a formal name such as Josephine. The name came into use along with other botanical names for girls in the 1800s. It has also been associated with poesy, referring to a collection of verses. A posie ring is a gold ring with a meaningful verse on its surface. They were exchanged by lovers as a symbol of commitment from the 1500s. Other spelling variants in use include Posee and Posi.

Posey is also a surname with various possible English, French, and German etymological origins.

Notable people and characters with the name include:

Women

 * Posie Graeme-Evans, Australian novelist, television and film producer, editor, screenwriter and director.
 * Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, also known as Posie Parker, British anti-transgender rights activist and founder of the group Standing for Women
 * Posy Miller (died 2002), British actress
 * Rosamund “Posy” Musgrave (born 1986), British former cross-country skier
 * Posy Simmonds (born 1945), British newspaper cartoonist, writer and illustrator

Men

 * Posey G. Lester (1850–1929), American politician
 * Posey Rorer (1891–1936), American old-time fiddler

Fictional characters

 * Posy Fossil, a character in the children's novel Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild