Daisy

[drhw]

Love or hate??

The thing with the whole "I can't imagine an adult / lawyer / PM with that name" issue is surely a bit misdirected - by the time a Daisy or Poppy born in 2013 is 45, to her peers it'll be a perfectly normal name for a middle aged lady - doctor, lawyer, shop assistant, whatever. Surely people felt the same in 1981 about the plethora of baby Sarahs and Louises?!

But I agree there'll be lots of Daisys this year in particular...

That's true Moggle.

"I'm going to call my son Kenneth/Nigel/Graham"

"Ooh, no, can't imagine a lawyer/MP/doctor with that name"

Moggle you're right.
Daisy Goodwin - anyone? How successful / taken seriously is she? VERY MUCH.

There is no such thing as a babyish name, only a babyish nickname like

Muppet
or
Poppet
Twinkle-toes
or similar

Perfect for a 5 year old girl but not for a grown career woman. I would name her Margaret with the nn Daisy so that she has options for when she is older.

Lovely for a child. Can't imagine a bank manager/lawyer/dr called Daisy.

My brother was going to be a Daisy, but was a boy so the dog got the name instead....it's a bit too pretty for me, but I wouldn't recoil in horror!

My 35yr old cousin is Daisy, she is also a very respectable city lawyer.

Moggle - you are dead right. I am surprised that so many posters on these threads haven't worked that out yet.

I neither love or hate for me it is an " oh ok name" goes down with Jane and Anne imo fairly plain.

I know a 13 year old Daisy, who's definitely on track for a successful and serious adult proffesion. It suits her.

I wouldn't put Margaret on the BC, it is a different name. Much like if I was naming a 'jack' I wouldn't write 'John' on the BC

Love love LOVE

I definitely wouldn't put Margaret on the birth certificate. People outside of the family will automatically shorten it the Maggie. It would be the devil's own job getting them to call her Daisy.

Just go with Daisy.

Love Daisy

I don't think most people would be aware that Daisy was traditionally a nickname for Margaret so it would just cause more hassle putting that down on the birth certificate.

I know many, many Margarets (all 60 plus) and not one of them has ever used the name Daisy. It's been Maggie all the way!

Love Daisy and will consider as a first name if my baby is a girl

Well my dd is nearly 2 and is Daisy, I just wanted people's thoughts on it! Lol. I love it!!

Love.

It wasn't on my list for DD, but the midwife who delivered her kept insisting she should be named after a little flower, because she was so little, and looked like a flower.

Only later did I realise she meant Daisy. It would have suited DD, actually.

Hate it

Love. Love all the flowery names. Which is a shame as I only produce boy children..

Hate it. Utterly boring, twee, and so overdone.

I don't love it or hate it. I wouldn't use it but I have no strong feelings- there are flower names that are far worse.