Need an alternative name for Daisy

[Anonymous]

Agree that people won't make the association. It isn't that rare. You could pick a really unique name and then some celebrity could use it shortly after. You never know.

I have a friend of Iranian descent who named her child Rumi, after the person poet. Just months later, Beyonce named one of her twins Rumi.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would just go with Daisy. You're not related or even friends with Katy Perry or Orlando Bloom, It doesn't matter. If you love it, use it!

This.

[Anonymous]

Of your other choices, I'm partial to Lucy. I also love Rose, nn Rosie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree that people won't make the association. It isn't that rare. You could pick a really unique name and then some celebrity could use it shortly after. You never know.

I have a friend of Iranian descent who named her child Rumi, after the person poet. Just months later, Beyonce named one of her twins Rumi.

Persian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stick with Daisy. Don't let celebrities ruin it for you. It's such a small snapshot in time and quickly forgotten.

And most people won't make the association.

+1 If you like Daisy, use it!

(I had no idea about Orlando Bloom's child and would not let that deter me one bit!)

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thanks everyone! This is really making me feel better about Daisy. My concern was less that people would think we copied a celebrity and more that the celebrity usage would turn it into a name trend. Something similar happened with our older daughter and while I got over it (her name suits her perfectly), it made me doubt myself with this one. But I do love it! Nothing else I've found makes me smile in quite the same way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had been planning on Daisy for a girl, but then Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry named their daughter Daisy and now I'm having second thoughts. Just found out the sex (girl!) so now I need to decide whether to go ahead with Daisy or switch.

I like that it's short and sweet. Our older daughter has a longer, kind of musical name, but we mostly call her by her -y nn (think Molly or Ginny), and we really like how it goes with Daisy. We also like that our older daughter's name is cheerful and want something similar. We feel like a child born in a pandemic deserves a cheery name!

Some alternatives I'm considering:

Poppy
Lucy
Dahlia (nn Dolly)
Lettie (probably short for Violet but maybe on its own).

Thoughts? Other suggestions?

You could argue the other names, especially Poppy (Jenna Bush Hagger's daughter is named Poppy), is celebrity associated.

In fact, Poppy reminded me of Jenna Bush's kid.
Dolly reminds me of Dolly Parton and Dolly the Sheep (the first cloned animal)

Do you see how your logic is flawed by giving up on the name Daisy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks everyone! This is really making me feel better about Daisy. My concern was less that people would think we copied a celebrity and more that the celebrity usage would turn it into a name trend. Something similar happened with our older daughter and while I got over it (her name suits her perfectly), it made me doubt myself with this one. But I do love it! Nothing else I've found makes me smile in quite the same way.

Please do it! I love it. it makes ME smile to think there will be another Daisy out there! it is a beautiful name. -- PP with the great-grandmother Daisy

[Anonymous]

Violet
Heather
Ivy

[Anonymous]

Daisy is a nice name. Keep it.

It's not unique enough to be associated with celebrities's kids, i.e., Harper or Nevaeh.

[Anonymous]

I like Lucy
Scout
Harper
Petra
Diane
Ruby

[Anonymous]

I like Daisy and Lucy too. What’s your older daughters name? I love the cheeriness of all these names.

[Anonymous]

Poppy
Dahlia
Camilla

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like Lucy
Scout
Harper
Petra
Diane
Ruby

I don't think Diane is like Daisy, but I do love it. I have trouble naming a baby Diane though. Does it have any nicknames I'm not thinking of that would work for a kid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stick with Daisy. Don't let celebrities ruin it for you. It's such a small snapshot in time and quickly forgotten.

And most people won't make the association.

+1 My friend planned to name her baby Emma and was so upset when the Rachel & Ross had their baby and named her Emma shortly before she was due. But she stuck with the name and I'm sure nobody thought she was being named for the "Friends" baby or even remembered the timing. Use the name you love. That said, of your list of alternates, I love Poppy.