Poppy (given name)

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Pronunciation Po-pee Word/name English Region of origin United Kingdom		Gender female Meaning "poppy"

Poppy is a feminine given name derived from the name of the flower "poppy", derived from the Old English popæg and referring to various species of Papaver. The name is rising in popularity in the United Kingdom. It was the 28th most popular name given to baby girls in England and Wales in 2007 and was the 72nd most popular name given to baby girls in Scotland. The popularity of the name has been attributed to the naming of Poppy Honey, a daughter of British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. Australian actress Poppy Montgomery and her sisters were named for the Flower fairies illustrations by Cicely Mary Barker.

People named Poppy

Poppy Adams, British television documentary director/producer and novelist

Poppy Z. Brite (born 1967), American author born Melissa Ann Brite

Poppy Cannon (1905–1975), food editor and cookbook writer

Poppy de Villeneuve (born 1979), English director and photographer

Poppy Delevingne (born 1986), British model and socialite

Poppy Harlow (born 1982), American journalist

Poppy Jhakra (born 1984), English actress

Poppy King (born 1972), Australian entrepreneur

Poppy Miller, English actress

Poppy Montgomery (born 1972), Australian actress

That Poppy, American singer-songwriter

Andrew Poppy (born 1954), English composer

Fictional characters

Poppy Lifton, a character in Gossip Girl, 2008-2012

Poppy, the principal character in 2008 film Happy-Go-Lucky

Poppy, in the Kate Cann novel Leaving Poppy

Poppy, on Huge (TV series)

Poppy, a mouse in Avi's novels Poppy and Poppy and Rye

Poppy Burt-Jones, a character in the novel White Teeth by Zadie Smith

Poppy Carew, protagonist of the novel The Vacillations of Poppy Carew by Mary Wesley

Poppy Cat, the main character in a series of books created by Lara Jones

Poppy Champion, minor character in the sixth series of Skins (UK TV series) played by Holly Earl

Poppy Colfax, a character in the 2009 film Fired Up (film)

Poppy Eyebright, a mouse in Jill Barklem's Brambly Hedge book series

Poppy Meadow, a character in EastEnders

Poppy Meldrum, on the television series You Rang, M'Lord?

Poppy Moore, the main character in Wild Child (2008 film)

Poppy, a bunny in the Beechwood Bunny Tales children's book series

Poppy North, the main character in the first book of the Night World series Secret Vampire

Poppy Pomfrey, Hogwarts staff member in the Harry Potter series

Poppy, in the MySims video game series

Poppy, a yellow cockatiel in Angry Birds Stella and The Angry Birds Movie

Poppy Shakespeare, the title character in a novel by Clare Allan

Poppy Thornapple, in the book The War of the Flowers

Poppy, a supporting character from the Japanese video game Dragon Quest: Shōnen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon

Poppy, the dog of Galford D. Weller from the Samurai Shodown series of fighting games

Poppy, Keeper of the Hammer, a playable champion character in the action real-time strategy video game League of Legends

Poppy, a cat puppet in BBC children's TV show Playdays

Poppy, a troll in the 2016 film Trolls

Poppy O'Hair, twin sister of Holly O'Hair and daughter of Rapunzel from Ever After High

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