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Thoughts on name daffodil

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Sarahgrace123 · 14/07/2018 21:09

Ever since I was a little girl my favorite flowers were daffodils and I really like creative names so I was thinking the name daffodil for my new daughter. What are your honest thoughts? Is it to “out there”? Because daffie would be a really cute nickname but my sister and dad don’t like it that much. Opinions???

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FawnDrench · 14/07/2018 21:09

No - just no.

AdelaideK · 14/07/2018 21:10

It's not the best name out there.

Nanasueathome · 14/07/2018 21:10

Really?
You cannot be serious

Youcouldbemysilversprings · 14/07/2018 21:11

What about Dilly? It's the Daffo bit that puts me off

Nanasueathome · 14/07/2018 21:11

Daffy Duck

barkwood · 14/07/2018 21:12

Pick again

HoleyCoMoley · 14/07/2018 21:12

No, it's really twee and she will be called daffie is the duck. I'd rather be called dilly.

MrsFrTedCrilly · 14/07/2018 21:12

Daffie to me means Daffy Duck
It’s not a name I’d consider.

MissMoodyMoo · 14/07/2018 21:13

What about petal?

piefacedClique · 14/07/2018 21:13

FFS!

Emma198 · 14/07/2018 21:14

If you like it, then don't write it off because of what others think but it's not to my taste.

I'd also think about when she's an adult if I were you and how it suits a grown woman.

ChristmasTablecloth · 14/07/2018 21:14

Jonquil much better!

Or there are so many other lovely flower names.

ReadingRiot · 14/07/2018 21:14

Would you, as an adult, want to walk into a business meeting and introduce yourself as Daffodil?

MotheringShites · 14/07/2018 21:14

No.

lola212121 · 14/07/2018 21:16

Daisy is nice

falaffels · 14/07/2018 21:17

Would you really inflict that on a child? Please no...

Tumerictits2018 · 14/07/2018 21:17

If you want people to think that your daughter is shit brained then please do call her daffodil

Yutes · 14/07/2018 21:17

No

What about Daphne?

Maverick66 · 14/07/2018 21:21

Another thread is asking 'what made you say FFS today?

Well I just said it when I read you want to call a poor child daffodil, FFS!

MorrisIsClose · 14/07/2018 21:22

Good God NO!!!

What about Delphine? Unusual but not quite so.... hilarious

People will mock her throughout her entire life and she'll be resentful of you for it.

Icklepup · 14/07/2018 21:23

No, it's awful.

SoupDragon · 14/07/2018 21:26

It’s dreadful.

RavenWings · 14/07/2018 21:27

Ridiculous.

LotsToThinkOf · 14/07/2018 21:28

Ah please don't. It sounds cute, but only for 5 minutes. Daffodil on a grown woman just doesn't work.

Get a puppy.

Helloflamingogo · 14/07/2018 21:28

She’ll wander lonely as a cloud