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What goes with Daisy?

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scater · 01/04/2014 11:18

Hi all

Any thoughts. We are expecting twin girls and set on daisy for one. However struggling with a second.

Quite like Emma and dh has just suggested pippa.

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scarletforya · 03/04/2014 04:39

Of all of these Chloe and Willow fit best!

Gugglebum · 03/04/2014 04:18

Arabella
Jane
Francesca (Frankie)
Georgia
Hattie/Harriet
Esme
Delia
Hazel

wantmoresleep · 02/04/2014 23:52

Daisy and Tara

BikeRunSki · 02/04/2014 23:49

Stella

blackandwhiteandredallover · 02/04/2014 23:45

Daisy and Alice
Daisy and Anna
Daisy and Tess?

I would avoid obvious flower names and other -y names if you can. Congrats!

bouquetofpencils · 02/04/2014 23:43

And my DH had just suggested Daisy and Dolly Smile

bouquetofpencils · 02/04/2014 23:41

Nancy
Annie
Kate
Nova
Frankie

Would be my choices.

ToffeeJungle · 02/04/2014 09:26

Betsy
Molly
Anya
Thea
Isla
Bethan
Cora
Lola
Harriet
Willow
Mila

Wishfulmakeupping · 02/04/2014 09:20

Daisy and Pearl

florascotia · 02/04/2014 09:14

As Indith says, Daisy was used as a pet name version of the English-language name Margaret. It became popular in the 19th century and was especially fashionable in the USA. Another well-known example, along with the Meg in 'Little Women', was real life Victorian Daisy Ashford (child author of the wonderful 'The Young Visiters'), who was christened Margaret.

Because it was fashionable, girlish, fresh, pretty, Daisy was also sometimes used as a nickname for Victorian girls with other names. So were names such as Lily.

Margaret (and the French name Marguerite ) are both versions of a Greek word which means pearl. Marguerite is also the French word for daisy.

I've just looked up Margaret and, if Wikipedia is to be believed, it has the most astonishing variety of nicknames/alternative forms:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_%28name%29

Dovahkiin · 02/04/2014 08:21

Annabel

Sharaluck · 02/04/2014 06:38

Ruby
Sophie
Chloe
Scarlet

Sharaluck · 02/04/2014 06:38

Ruby
Sophie
Chloe
Scarlet

Indith · 02/04/2014 06:31

near the windmill, historically it was used used as a diminutive of Margaret. Probably because of the French. But it was common for Margarets to be known has Daisy, Daisy was a "home name" as it were and not for best. In little women meg's daughter is known as Daisy though her full name is Margaret after her mother.

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scater · 01/04/2014 23:04

So many lovely suggestions thanks. It's a bugger as we are the last to have dc that lots of the names seem to have been taken, and why do people insist on calling their pets human names?!

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Rexandralpf · 01/04/2014 22:52

Daisy and Katie/Kate
Daisy and Lottie

MrsBungle · 01/04/2014 22:02

I know a daisy and Martha and a daisy and Annabel

douchbag · 01/04/2014 22:00

I have a daisy Olivia but she gets called Bella (don't ask lol)
Daisy and Olivia
Daisy and belle
Daisy and Penelope
Daisy and Darcy

NearTheWindymill · 01/04/2014 21:42

Daisy is a diminutive of the French Marguerite. It is not a diminutive of Margaret btw.

NearTheWindymill · 01/04/2014 21:37

Oh skater. Poppy is one of my favourite names. So is Daisy but DH didn't like it and dd was called another very pretty name. I used to dream of having twin girls called Poppy and Louisa so how about Louisa? I had a little boy at 27 weeks who was with us for only a few hours so I know how you feel. He'd be 17 now so the raw pain has gone. It does eventually. >>>>>hugs

Monkeyandanimal · 01/04/2014 21:30

Daisy and Jenna seconded!

dollius · 01/04/2014 20:00

Nancy

Emmeline (Emmie)

Fleur

Tilly (Matilda)

Flora

Benchmark · 01/04/2014 19:34

I think you need go avoid obvious flower names but I would stick with the same type of name - not serious, fun and feminine, perhaps still nature.
Daisy and Skye
Daisy and Amber
Daisy and ruby
Daisy and Mia
Daisy and Willow
Daisy and Cassie
Daisy and Layla
Daisy and Summer
Daisy and Violet

DiaryOfAWimpyMum · 01/04/2014 18:35

I like Amelia

Indith · 01/04/2014 18:32

I know twins called Daisy and Maggie. makes me Hmm since my dd is a Margaret who gets Daisy most of the time Grin .

If ds2 had been a girl he'd have been called Miriam.

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