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Daisy - too juvenile?

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Helenthemelonfelon · 16/07/2024 16:39

Expecting a baby girl and really struggling to pick a name, so far all we have agreed on is Daisy but we are worried that it's too juvenile for an adult. So what do you think is Daisy too juvenile?

Full name would be Daisy Alexandra Forbes

Thoughts?

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user1492757084 · 07/08/2024 06:54

Daisy Alexandra Forbes sounds very nice.

Other options you might like ..
Ellen Caroline
Cate Alexandra
Rose Alexandra
Elena Daisy
Catriona Alix

hollyblueivy · 05/08/2024 17:39

Love it

MushroomQueen · 05/08/2024 17:33

I have a baby/ toddler Daisy- she fits it perfectly and I expect the name will grow with her.

shellyleppard · 05/08/2024 17:31

I absolutely love the name 😻 if I had a girl she would have been called daisy joan Elizabeth......my great gran and her two grandma names

Sillybillypoopoomummy · 05/08/2024 17:29

The only Daisy I know is short for Patricia...
Briony? still floral but not as cutesie?

Calliopespa · 05/08/2024 17:16

If I’m honest I find it a bit wet.

There are also all the cow and milk maid associations. Added to the fact I don’t like daisies much anyway ( well not the the big ones) I find myself wondering how of all the names in the world you can only suggest that.

There was also that “Daaaaiiissy, Daaaisy “ song which didn’t enhance the name for me.

There are other flower names that I find sweeter: Rose, Violet, iris? Personally think Alexandra is a cracking name !

Lifeinlists · 05/08/2024 17:16

Daisy always makes me think of David Copperfield. Nasty Steerforth gave David that nickname as he thought he was naive, like a flower. So that would put me off.
I do think it sounds a bit juvenile on an adult, but no more than Poppy. But I think flower names in general can be a bit too girly which could be problematic if she's not into girly stuff.

But really you and DH just need to both agree on a name without having to compromise, and go with it.

Calliopespa · 05/08/2024 17:09

Mildrewish · 16/07/2024 16:52

How on earth did Daisy become a diminutive of Margaret???

I think marguerite is a name for daisy flowers.

otravezempezamos · 05/08/2024 16:57

I literally never knew that Daisy was a diminutive of Margaret and I speak fluent French!

Can’t stand Daisy I’m afraid. It’s up there with Maisie, Lexie, Rosie (anything ‘ie’) and anything with May/Mae added onto it.

Ponkpinkpink15 · 05/08/2024 16:54

@Helenthemelonfelon

I'm 55, my Grandmother was called Daisy. If she was still alive she'd be 105 now. She was respected at work & no one messed with her out of work either.

it's laughable people think it's 'twee' it says more about them than the name!

I wanted to use it, but too many of my cousins had, so I didn't. 🥲

if you don't like Alexandra, don't use it, you'll hate it if DD decides to be known by it, find a different was to 'honour' your MIL if that's what you want to do (how about her mothers name?). Or just use a name DH likes.

jolota · 05/08/2024 16:53

I think that the idea that it's a 'young' name is kind of irrelevant in this generation, the names I see at my daughters nursery are a real mix of old fashioned names, 'modern' names, non british names - anything and everything basically.
I don't think there's anything wrong with Daisy as a name, anymore than Rose, but it is all personal preference

girljulian · 05/08/2024 16:47

Does make me think of cows.

Balloonhearts · 05/08/2024 16:46

Daisy is nice but an animals name.

Pretty much all your other names are much nicer.

NeighbourTrouble63 · 05/08/2024 16:41

Helenthemelonfelon · 16/07/2024 16:42

We wouldn't have Alexandra as a first name, we don't love it and it's in tribute to MIL.

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If you don’t love Alexandra then don’t use it. A tribute is meaningless if you don’t really like it. You can honour your MIL without using her name.

Daisy isn’t bad but it’s not great either. A bit juvenile and more suited to a dog like Poppy, Rosie etc.

MidnightPatrol · 05/08/2024 11:22

I know three adult Daisys and they all have serious jobs - so I don’t think it’s going to hold her back.

Hannahspeltbackwards · 05/08/2024 11:16

I think Daisy is fine for an adult.
It's no different to Maisie, Rosie, Poppy and Lily.
They will all be adults at the same time, and no-one will bat an eyelid.

The first Daisy I met was in her 80's (when I was a child), so it's been around before.

Lemongrassandcamomile · 02/08/2024 20:28

My grandmother's sister, born in 1899, was a Daisy. She named one of her daughters Daisy - that Daisy is now 90. It's never seemed like a "little girl" name to me!

I associate it with clever, capable, hard working women.

Possumly · 02/08/2024 20:06

No. I know an adult Daisy do that probably helps my perspective

CurlewKate · 02/08/2024 20:04

Daisy always used to be a pet name for Margaret....

Velvetbee · 02/08/2024 20:02

In the past I would have said it was twee then I met a magnificent one who attends a boxing club, acts and directs plays. Use it if you love it, your daughter will make it her own.

Rachel234561 · 02/08/2024 19:55

A perfectly nice, pretty girls name. All the negative comments are probably from people who you wouldn’t ask their opinion on in real life because they are sad people. Go for it :))

RuthW · 17/07/2024 16:37

Lovely name.

KirstenBlest · 17/07/2024 13:43

The May/Grace/Rose middle names are dull through overuse.

Daisy May Cooper - Wikipedia not the MP. Not twee. Not dull. Humour might be juvenile occasionally. Smile

AngelDelightButNotStrawberry · 17/07/2024 13:07

Too twee and cutesy for me. Always seems to be paired with May/Grace/Rose which makes it even more twee.

Jessieshome · 17/07/2024 12:38

It's quite cutesy and seems a bit juvenile maybe, but I know of a few Daisy's who are currently around 12 years old so another 10 years there will be quite a few adult Daisy's knocking about (in my world anyway) so it'll seem fairly normal for an adult.

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