Daisy - too juvenile?

[Helenthemelonfelon]

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?

There are a few Daisies at our primary school, it's a pretty name and does suit children but I agree that it doesn't sound right for adults.
All the ones I know get called Daze or Daisy Doo or crazy Daisy.

Daisy is a silly, flippant name.

Not the question but I prefer Iris for a flower name

If I booked an appointment with a doctor or lawyer and saw their name was Daisy I don’t know if I would be filled with confidence.

That is insane. Do you really feel that the random letters a parent chose to name their child has an effect on their ability/intelligence? Like it or don't like it (I actually do like it) but if you really think Daisy Cooper is a less able politician because of her name, that is madness

What sort of name would inspire confidence in you, @Moveoverdarlin ?

Would you like to submit a list of acceptable names for GPs? Would they all need to be WASP names?

I like it. I have a now-grown-up cousin Daisy who's technically Margaret but uses Daisy for all but very official purposes - it doesn't seem to have caused her a problem. I'd put it more in a category with Lily, Holly, and Ivy than with full-on nicknamey names like Rosie, Posy, Evie, etc. (which I wouldn't use as stand-alones). I like the choice of Alexandra as a nickname with Daisy. Love Naomi, though!

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.

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

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.

Lovely name.

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 :))

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Daisy is nice but an animals name.

Pretty much all your other names are much nicer.

Does make me think of cows.

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

@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.

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.

I think marguerite is a name for daisy flowers.

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.