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Daisy or Lily

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quinqin · 27/02/2018 11:40

Hey everyone, i'm struggling to choose between Daisy or Lily.

Which do you like best?

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FuckyDucky · 27/02/2018 15:46

Kitty is a million times nicer. So cute but good for an adult too.

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quinqin · 27/02/2018 15:02

thanks everyone, it's just a coincidence that they are flower names. I also like the name Kitty but was unsure whether it was too informal & don't really personally like the longer versions so thought i would take it off.

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ChocolateCrunch · 27/02/2018 14:37

Daisy

DramaAlpaca · 27/02/2018 14:32

Hmm. I'm not mad on either tbh. Sorry OP.

As a PP said Lily reminds me of funerals and I dislike the flower for that reason. I find Daisy a bit too cutesy & twee. That said someone on another thread recently was looking for suggestions for a middle name for Daisy & people suggested Jane - I thought Daisy Jane was lovely.

So if I had to choose I suppose it would be Daisy.

FuckyDucky · 27/02/2018 14:17

Both quite boring and overused but if I had to choose it would be Lily as Daisy is a cows name or Onslows’s wife.
There’s so many other much nicer flower/nature names out there to choose from if that’s the style you like.

Mintylemons · 27/02/2018 14:15

Daisy. But only because there are Lilys everywhere.

Do you want a flower name?

Iris
Violet
Viola
Camellia
Rose
Marigold
Poppy.

17caterpillars1mouse · 27/02/2018 14:11

Daisy

The world doesn't need anymore Lily's atm

DreamingOfAHotBeach · 27/02/2018 14:08

Not a fan of either.

I like Lily more than Daisy. Lilys are everywhere, but it is a pretty name.

Daisy is a cow's name, and I've known a nice Daisy.

ItWillAllBeFine · 27/02/2018 13:55

Daisy is (weirdly) a short form for Margaret - from the French Marguerite I suppose. Instead of Daisy you could have Maggie which I like and is less common.

windchimesabotage · 27/02/2018 13:23

they are both really lovely names but id personally go for Daisy as I think Lily might be very used at the mo so could end up being loads of Lillies in her class at school.

PandaCat · 27/02/2018 13:20

Daisy

AnyaMoondial · 27/02/2018 13:05

Daisy. It's brilliant.

bluesouper · 27/02/2018 13:04

I'm put off Lily as the flower symbolises death/funerals to me.

Daisy is cute

heateallthebuns · 27/02/2018 13:03

Either both lovely!

Shiraznowplease · 27/02/2018 12:59

My niece is a lily and she is delightful so think I prefer that, I don’t know any Daisy personally but know the mum of one through work and she is a nightmare (mum not child!)which clouds my judgement.

sexnotgender · 27/02/2018 12:58

I prefer lily but it’s so popular (and lily madigan is about to give me a rage induced stroke) so wouldn’t use it.

FairyFantastic · 27/02/2018 12:56

Daisy

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quinqin · 27/02/2018 12:49

I must have looked through every name there is, i'm far too fussy! having said that, these are the two i like most Xx

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Iwasjustabouttosaythat · 27/02/2018 12:44

Lily. I wouldn’t want to be a grown woman hoping to be taken seriously with a name like Daisy.

FizzyGreenWater · 27/02/2018 12:43

Yep OP on secodn thoughts - I would go for Daisy, it is far less overused.

You don't sound too sold though! Describing them both as 'uninteresting'? I agree to be honest - so, maybe have a rethink? Start a thread, you'll get loads of suggestions.

RogueAnnJosh · 27/02/2018 12:41

Lily 100%

Beautiful, and more classic.
Also suits an adult woman better IMO

MrsElvis · 27/02/2018 12:23

In a field of Lillies be a Daisy

SummerRoberts · 27/02/2018 12:20

Daisy. It's prettier and less commonly used than Lily.

LittleMissGiggle5 · 27/02/2018 12:12

I have a DD DaisyGrin I also have twin nieces with middle names Lily and Rose. Lily is a very common first name at their school so I think it suits as a middle but not a first. but I am a tad bias

NameChangeDestroyer · 27/02/2018 12:10

Daisy

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