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Iris or Daisy

37 replies

pinkpeony4 · 10/11/2012 14:08

Hi there

We are expecting a girl after 3 boys and Iris is our current favourite name to go with brothers Finn, Milo & Kit. Daisy was our girls name for ds1 and I still really love it despite it's popularity. I was just wondering which name people think goes better with our boys names.

Also open to other suggestions!

Many thanks

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Limelight · 11/11/2012 21:32

Both are lovely. I'd say Iris was more unusual and edgier which would appeal to me.

Fifi2406 · 11/11/2012 21:34

Iris

CharlieBoo · 11/11/2012 21:41

So many prettier names out there than Iris.

Daisy every time.

worldcitizen · 11/11/2012 22:04

Iris.
Love that name. Think it goes well with your boys' names, which are fab by the way.

pinkpeony4 · 12/11/2012 13:27

Comeonbishbosh we obviously have identical naming taste! Which other girls names were on your list?!

Thanks to everyone else. I think Iris is a strong, yet pretty girls name that hopefully won't become too popular!

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DewDr0p · 12/11/2012 13:29

Iris Iris Iris. I love it.

Do you know it's derived from the Greek for rainbow? So not technically a flower name at all.

VolumeOfACone · 12/11/2012 13:32

Iris. Daisy is just too young sounding for me.

forgetmenots · 12/11/2012 13:33

Agree Iris is lovely, Daisy too silly for me and doesn't go as well with your other DCs

TheLaineyWayIsEssex · 12/11/2012 13:35

Iris is beautiful - my front runner if I ever had a DD.
I love its meaning too en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_%28mythology%29

Narked · 12/11/2012 17:52

Iris is much nicer.

And how can Iris be 'overused' when it's not in the top 100 names and Daisy is no. 20! And that doesn't even count all the Daisy- hyphenated names.

comeonbishbosh · 12/11/2012 20:18

pinkpeony for DC2 (if a girl) my list is currently Petra, Anya, Nina, Thea and Ellen. Though suspect Iris was a rare point of agreement with DH (due to his high regard for Iris Murdoch!) and this one is going to be trickier. Hey ho, still a couple of months to go.

AuntieShirley · 12/11/2012 20:24

Iris. I have an 11 year old Iris, and it suits her more and more. So stylish and elegant (also named for Iris Murdoch!)
Daisy is sweet, but a bit dull.
It cannot be that popular, we have only met one other in 11 years.

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