Daisy, Daphne, Fiadh

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Any views on these names?
We have been obsessing over names now for months and we really have been through pretty much every name in existence.
Our baby girl is due soon and we really need to decide.

I love the sound of Fiadh (Fee-ah) and the meaning (wild or deer), and it's link to nature.
The only thing stopping us is we live in a England and the tricky spelling. I've tried it out on a few people and I get 'oh Thea' straight away, or confused faces, which could be irksome.

Daisy has always been a favourite of mine. I know some find it twee but I don't personally see it like that. My DH is struggling to get on board with it due to the twee factor.
Daphne is a name we both like but I'm finding hard to commit to.

Not really looking for suggestions as I've discounted everything else! Thank you.

Sorry, but you’re wrong. Fiadh is the older spelling, changed to fia in the 1950s spelling reform of the Irish language. It was just a word then, not used as a name until more recently.
Probably still Fiadh in Scottish Gaelic?

www.teanglann.ie/en/fuaim/fia

There’s really only one way to pronounce it properly (unlike other Irish names where there can be dialectal differences).

Yes, but my point is that the English parents have different opinions on the correct pronunciation. So I have to call one girl "Eefah" and another girl "Ayfah", for example.

Is it the origin of the name Fiona?

https://forvo.com/word/aoife/

Ay-fah is just wrong though 😅

No, I don’t think so. No link.

Lovely name. People who matter in life will quickly learn to pronounce and spell. Enjoy!

Fiadh is lovely but I’m west of Scotland so used to Irish names. Daisy to me is nice but feels in my mind a bit young but I might just not know any adult daisys.

Using Fiadh outside Ireland just won’t work no matter how much you love the name.

Ok, thanks

Daisy - very popular, slightly twee but not overly so
Daphne -not unpopular. Likely to be Daph.
Fiadh - too close to Thea, Mia, and sounds like Fear.

The tweeness (if there is any) won't be an issue. Names like Evie, Rosie, Freddie and Alfie are popular.

Use Daisy.

To be honest I'm inclined to agree.
I think theres a double whammy issue. There's the issue of spelling and pronunciation that could be irritating.
Then there's the fact it's so close to Thea that everyone assumes it's Thea but unable to say my 'th's.

I'm leaning towards Daisy.

Daisy is very pretty.

Would you want to be called Daisy as an adult professional?

Yeah I don't see why not. I know of 2 adults Daisy's already, as well as there being quite a few celebrity adult Daisys.

Well, go for it, so. It's a nice name (if a bit overused in these parts), and at least everyone pronounces it correctly unlike some horrors like Aoibheann, which should be pronounced as 'EE-ven' or 'AY-ven', but instead gets pronounced 'Ay-VEEN' when the letters eann just don't make that sound. Grr.

Will her surname be recognizably Irish? If so, Fiadh is fine because the surname will signal that it may have a not entirely obvious pronunciation.

It's an Irish surname but not recognisably so.

Daisy Cooper
Daisy Lowe
Daisy May Cooper
Daisy Edgar Jones
Daisy Ridley
Daisy de Villeneuve
Daisy Buchanan...

You call your child exactly the name you want. If other people can’t handle the pronunciation then they can certainly ask you, and learn. Those who won’t listen and learn are not worth your time and effort.
I love Fiadh and I live in England and have also lived in Ireland.

I don't think Fiadh would cause that many problems. I'm south UK and know how to pronounce it. It does sound the same as fear to me but I wouldn't think twice if I met someone with this name.

Daisy is nice.

Daphne is beautiful and increasing in popularity, I know three child Daphnes. It was on my list.

I wouldn't overthink it. Maybe wait and see if you think one suits her best. You don't actually have to decide for a few weeks after birth.

I had Fiona and Fern on my list too.

Fiadh is lovely. Daisy is overused and Daphne is a little too 80’s for me.

I know a small Irish Daifni.
I spend a lot of time spelling my name which is spelled exactly as pronounced. Mumsnet loves my old lady name. So I roll my eyes at the problems of spelling.

I think care less about what other people might think of it and their problems of pronouncing it and go with what you love . Don’t play it safe for the sake of ease to everyone else . Anyone who matters will learn to pronounce it properly and better to have an unusual name with meaning .

People in England have become accustomed to Niamh and Fiadh has similar sounding English names like Mia, Tia etc You might have to sound it out the first time just in case people assume like it’s Fiat with a d rather than t.