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Daisy?

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ellxx · 06/03/2019 22:15

Do you see Daisy as a "cutesy" name?

Can you imagine a fully grown professional woman with this name?

I really love it but OH isn't keen for those reasons, he likes it but only for a child? Just curious as to what everyone else thinks, trying to sway him!!

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MintyCedric · 09/03/2019 17:15

My niece is a (late teens) Daisy.

She is utterly fabulous but I certainly wouldn't describe her as cutesy!

HaventGotAllDay · 09/03/2019 17:12

I agree with a pp.
In 25 years time the world will be full of professional women called Millie, Evie, Ellie etc.
And in 60 every child called Doris or Enoch will have a great aunt Daisy and be put off because it's become old lady again.

Arpafeelie · 09/03/2019 14:25

I had a great aunt Daisy, so it's an "old lady" name to me. I love it.

aliceandkids77 · 09/03/2019 12:04

I love the name Daisy! Me and my sister are Daisy and Alice which I’ve always thought go well together. My sister is a 30 year old Daisy and it fits her perfectly so it’s not too cutesy imo!

MumUnderTheMoon · 08/03/2019 22:10

Freya is a lovely name but it does just make me think of bras.

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ellxx · 08/03/2019 21:58

Thank you for all of the replies! I guess it's just not to some people's taste, but I love it! I agree with what pp's are saying, that there will be a lot of cutesy named 30 year olds in 30 years 😂 so it will be the norm then, never really looked at it that way. Neither did OH, I think he's swaying slightly.. I just think it's really pretty. I really don't like the full version, and wouldn't even use it on the birth certificate, I like it just as it is. OHs favourite name is "Freya"

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stephstrops · 08/03/2019 21:41

I have a teenage Daisy. When she was born I loved the name but as she grew I did worry that the name wouldn’t grow with her but it definitely has.

MollyYouInDangerGirl · 08/03/2019 21:36

Also just to add, daisy Ridley is 26 and daisy Lowe is 30 and I think it suits them both nicely!

MollyYouInDangerGirl · 08/03/2019 21:35

I think it is sweet but not too cutesy. I think it would suit a grown woman just fine!

LOTR · 08/03/2019 16:42

My friend is a Daisy, short for Damaris...

Girlsmumma2 · 08/03/2019 16:40

Beautiful name!
It’s a classic and very girly.

Mumsneters seem to be more for borrrrrrring plain “boardroom” names though!

daisypond · 08/03/2019 15:38

I think all flower names tend to be OK - so Poppy, Lily, etc, are fine, even though they end in a Y. They are just the name of the flower, they are not a name being made deliberately cute. Daisy fits into that pattern, but because Daisy is a traditional short form for Margaret, there is an element that makes me think "cutesy", whereas I wouldn't with Poppy. There is something, however, about the smallness and "weedness" of a daisy that might put me off using it - though of course there are many positives if you want to concentrate on those - everlasting, resilient, means "day's eye" - sun - which is nice.

ShannonRockallMalin · 08/03/2019 11:42

I love it. Daisy was my top girls’ name but I had boys. I used to work with a twenty something Daisy who was very arty and cool, and my DS is at school with a Daisy who is very tomboyish so it doesn’t seem cutesy to me.

MumUnderTheMoon · 08/03/2019 11:35

Daisy Johnson is a kick ass superhero in the marvel universe so I definitely don't consider it cutesy. It's awesome.

Cookit · 07/03/2019 21:13

Yes a bit cutesy. But of the cutesy names it’s probably one of the least cutesy if that makes any sense?! I don’t see it as akin to a Teddy for instance.

modgepodge · 07/03/2019 21:00

I can see both sides.i have the same quandary, I love it but wonder about it for an adult. Then I realised, in 30 years the world will be full of people in their 30s called daisy, Evie, poppy etc as those are popular names at the moment. It will be like being a woman in your 30s/40s at the moment called Claire or Sarah.

Jaz369 · 07/03/2019 20:12

I worked with a Daisy (on two seperate occasions). It really suited both girls - even in their 20s

Megan2018 · 07/03/2019 13:47

I love it

I also work with a Professor called Daisy!

FrancisCrawford · 07/03/2019 13:46

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blueskiesovertheforest · 07/03/2019 13:39

Daisy's better than most flower names because Daisies are strong, persistent, unpretentious perennials unlike some of the fragile, fleeting, delicate flowers some people name their daughters after. I'm always perplexed at the popularity of flower names with strong associations with death, blood, war, slaughter or funerals (Poppy and Lilly particularly).

However, sadly, Daisy is Daisy Duke or Daisy the cow so the associations still would mean I'd veto Daisy as a name.

I briefly toyed with the idea of using Marguerite, nickname Daisy, because I like Daisies and their straightforward, hardy style of prettiness... Marguerites are big, sometimes colourful daisies.

GemmaXOX · 07/03/2019 13:32

Theres 4 Daisy's in my work office, So I would say its can be classed as professional Smile

I agree with some PP that Rose is more of a beautiful name (my Opinion)

Antonin · 07/03/2019 13:30

I don’t like it. Daisies to me are the commonest, plainest of flowers with no class to them. Plus it’s become such a common name

Nonameyet1 · 07/03/2019 12:05

Not for me

Flamingosnbears · 07/03/2019 04:21

It is cutesy but that's alright there have been alot of professional women called Daisy it is a nickname for Marguerite so you could always put that on the BC...

BrizzleMint · 07/03/2019 03:53

Daisy daisy......
It's nice but..maybe a middle name ?

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