Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Posey (given name)

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The result was merge‎ to Posy (given name). Vanamonde (Talk) 17:50, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Posey (given name)[edit]

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recent creation - this is the same as Posy (given name) no need to fork Gugrak (talk) 05:20, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. This particular article is distinct because the spellings are different and the name is probably also related to the surname. If anything, this particular article should be merged with Posey (surname) into one article called Posey (name) as I originally intended. See the talk page. Bookworm857158367 (talk) 05:26, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to Posy (given name), as best solution for the readers, who will probably know if something is a given name or a surname, but may not always be certain of the spelling: having the similar first names all on one page is then the easiest. Whether the given name is related to the surname seems to be pure speculation. Fram (talk) 06:56, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The two people listed under the Posey article are both men and both use the same spelling as the surname, which has multiple origins per the cited source. I don’t have the sources for the bios of these men handy, but it would not be surprising if Posey was a mother’s maiden name or a surname belonging to a family friend or some other family member, as is typical for such usage in the 19th century. Someone can probably find the documentation. As a female name, it is referring to a flower or a nickname for Josephine or Rosemary or Rosalind, etc., per the cited sources. Bookworm857158367 (talk) 07:29, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Disambiguations-related deletion discussions. Skynxnex (talk) 19:03, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to Posy (given name), particularly because that article starts off with Posy, or Posey or Posie - since they all apparently have the same origins, all 3 given name spelling variants can share the same article. As I mentioned here, these articles might be able to be merged with Posey (surname) at a later date, but for now, I think a separate article for the given name is a good start. PhotogenicScientist (talk) 13:21, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.