It’s really not at all an awful name and a name does not make a person vapid or infantile. Some of these responses make me want to go back in time and name my daughters Poppy and Daisy and raise them to be strong, smart, kick ass women who own and love their names and upend people’s dumb associations and preconceptions.

I really hate Daisy as a full name: your poor daughter.

Why can't you just give her Margaret (so that she can drop the stupid dog's name when she's older and wants to sound professional?).

Daisy on a grown woman sounds vapid and infantile, the name of a empty-headed child-woman. Which is probably why F. Scott Fitzgerald chose it for the horrible Daisy Buchanan.

It's really bad as a full name, OP.

Anonymous wrote:Well, it's better than Lilibet. J/k, I like Daisy, I say go for it. And I don't usually like nicknames for formal names, but Daisy makes so little sense as a nickname for Margaret, I think it's fine to separate them.

Marguerite, the French version of the name, is also a French name for the oxeye daisy.

Daisy, Daisy
Give me your answer do
I'm half crazy
All for the love of you
It won't be a stylish marriage
I can't afford a carriage
But you'll look sweet
Upon the seat
Of a bicycle built for two

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for everyone’s opinions just found out baby is indeed a GIRL (!!!) and so we will have a little Daisy here soon!

Congratulations! Great name.

Thanks for everyone’s opinions just found out baby is indeed a GIRL (!!!) and so we will have a little Daisy here soon!

Seems very British, like Poppy. They seem to be able to get away with it, but in the US I think you’d be better off with a proper name, and just calling her Daisy.

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Anonymous wrote:These responses are interesting to me -- do people think Rose or Lily are insubstantial or childish names? I'm not clear on why Daisy would be any different.

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Rose no, Lily maybe, Daisy definitely,

Also, the name can't help but evoke memories of Daisy Duke.

For this reason, I would name her Margaret, nn Daisy. It will let her opt out of teasing in middle school, if there is any. She could switch to Meg, Greta, Maggie, etc. at school. Daisy is a beautiful name. I wanted Margaret, nn Daisy for my daughter, but we only had sons.

I don’t know why you think middle schoolers are more likely to tease the name Daisy versus the name Margaret. If kids want to tease, trust me, Margaret isn’t going to slow them down at all. And having the name Margaret with the nn Daisy could actually create more name problems for a young kid because it will confuse a lot of people and put the child in the position of correcting them or just being called different names in different places.

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Anonymous wrote:These responses are interesting to me -- do people think Rose or Lily are insubstantial or childish names? I'm not clear on why Daisy would be any different.

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Rose no, Lily maybe, Daisy definitely,

Also, the name can't help but evoke memories of Daisy Duke.

For this reason, I would name her Margaret, nn Daisy. It will let her opt out of teasing in middle school, if there is any. She could switch to Meg, Greta, Maggie, etc. at school. Daisy is a beautiful name. I wanted Margaret, nn Daisy for my daughter, but we only had sons.

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Anonymous wrote:Katy Perry named her daughter Daisy. The dad is Orlando Bloom so she will probably be a gorgeous person but it might start a trend for the name too.

Daisy Bloom?

Daisy Dove Bloom. Yup! Honestly it's better than many celebrities' baby names.

Adore

Anonymous wrote:I am a Margaret (different nickname) and don't understand Daisy as a nickname. Daisy is okay and I know a cute little girl with that name, but it feels wimpy. I personally would prefer a name with a bit more weight.

Ok, Marge. Thanks for your input.

I am a Margaret (different nickname) and don't understand Daisy as a nickname. Daisy is okay and I know a cute little girl with that name, but it feels wimpy. I personally would prefer a name with a bit more weight.

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Anonymous wrote:Daisy really sounds dumb. Daisy Duke? Daisy Duck?

Use it as a NN if you want. If you want every other dog in the neighborhood coming when you call your kid. But give her a better name.

My dogs are named Olivia and Sophia. We had to put Ava to sleep last year. Undoubtedly one is your daughter’s name.

OP, Daisy is beautiful!

Okay, “we had to put Ava to sleep last year” made me laugh out loud!!

OMG! Daisy is a full name regardless of it’s origins! It’s a lovely, old name.

I like it, OP. And it’s better than another Sophia.