Is Daisy a serious enough name?

[wildpoppy]

I am worried it fails the PM or plumber name. But I like it.

Daisy is FINE. Nice name. She could be anyone with that name.

Mind you, wouldn't work in my family as my mother-in-law is addicted to saying 'oops-a-daisy!' hundreds of times a day.

It's a lovely name. If you're looking for a serious name, Daisy is not it. But I seriously doubt that it will prevent your daughter doing anything she chooses with her future. There are names in existence that may fail the CV test for employers who have fixed ideas but Daisy is not one of them.

I think Daisy is nice - its on our shortlist. Possibly with Rowan or Erin as a middle name. We definitely fancied a botanical name. I think it could be serious enough. Surely its also possible for people to lengthen their names if they wanted - so Daisy could choose to be Margaret/ Marguerite if she really wanted when older.

of course it's not going to hold back someone who is very determined and driven, but the name itself will never sound like a proper adults name to me, no matter how many of them there are in the future because there are names that were common when I was growing up that still sound twee to me

Yes there are Dr Daisys, but it's noticible IYKWIM because it sounds a bit like a children's story, you don't take note of the many other serious sounding doctors names you hear in the same way. Thats not to say the name will prevent you from being a doctor, just to me it'll always sound a bit too cutesy

I think it sounds lovely and sweet, and was my GMs NN, but its too.. girly and flowery for a real name in my mind and I'ld hate to be stuck with it as a full given first name

Too girly for me.

No. Call her Margaret.

The trouble for me with all this lot is they jar if they don't suit.

I know two Rosemarys. The one nn Rosie is petite, beautiful and sweet, also bright and quite spiky if necessary. It suites her perfectly.

Rosemary at work was cold professional and a bit of a jobs worth, if you called her Rosie she exploded.

At least they had the choice of a less cute form. If you simply use Lily, Poppy or Daisy your DD is lumbered.

I went to school with a Rosie who was a goth, I think at times she went OTT with the goth stuff to compensate for her name IYKWIM (writing stuff in blood in class on front of everyone etc)

No it isn't. Sorry - I don't think of it as a 'proper' name.

Or you could go with Mairéad, Irish for Margaret.

I know two Daisy's, one is a very successful lawyer and the other a paediatrician! I don't think it's a silly name at all! I think it's gorgeous, feminine, classic and cute!