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.

I like all three names. Daisy is my favourite, though.

Regarding Fiadh, a funny story about the naming of this year's storms: the UK, Irish and Dutch met offices take turns with the alphabet and it was the Irish met's turn to pick the F name for the 2025/2026 winter storms. They put forward Fiadh. The UK met office came back and said "We're really sorry, but Fiadh sounds like "fear" in many English accents, and we don't want to name a storm something scary-sounding. Would you mind changing it?". The Irish Met office said "oh, fair point, we never thought of that". So this year's F storm was called Fionnuala!

I would personally prefer to be called Daphne out of those 3.

Daisy is too girly for me personally.

and i wouldn’t have had a clue how to pronounce Fiadh. But yeah others make a good point it also just sounds like ‘fear’

😂
This isn't a good sign for how it will be perceived. My DH has just dropped in Juniper! Bit random. Thoughts anyone?
He never suggests names.

Juniper is different! Cute.
I was reading that June is starting to be popular again, I like it.

Juniper is the name of Paul Murphys child. Paul is a td. An mp in Ireland. Juniper is being raised gender neutral.
I think it is a lovely name but worth keeping in mind if you have Irish relations.

My mother had a friend called Daisy which I always thought was lovely!

I adore Fiadh.

Why would it be an issue if you have Irish relatives?

Sorry but Fiadh will have a rough old time in England. She'll get Fiat, Fye-ad, Fear-der, anything apart from the actual pronunciation...

Because they might disagree with his politics. @FleurDeFleur

...but it's his child's name, surely that doesn't matter?
I don't like Boris Johnson's politics, but I think his daughter Romy has a lovely name.

Would you call her Fear?
Think when you send out the first picture- ‘here is our baby called Fear’. If the answer is no then I really would not use any spelling of the name as often it will be the ‘sound’ of the name people hear before they see the name. I also think other kids may take the mick when she’s older ☹️
Also the spelling Fia could be pronounced Fire by some.
I think it’s too risky having a friend calling her boy Fox and not realising until after he was 1 when another parent approached her in a park asking her to stop swearing out loud! 😳

Many an MNer say it's too connected with the Party Conservative.

I like Juniper...but the only time I have heard it used is by Paul Murphy. His politics are fairly left-wing and views on childraising not traditional. So relatives might say something about the name in relation to that.
They will not pronounce Fia or Fiadh any way like Fear. Do people pronounce Mia as mere?

The way some English accents say fear sounds like Fiadh @eggandonion.

@eggandonion , Do people pronounce Mia as mere? Yes.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/fear

I like Fiadh, but then again I would as it my Grandaughter's middle name. Go with what you like and blow other people. BTW both my daughters have really unusual first names.

I love Daphne.

Daisy. Lovely name

Daphne is a lot of pressure to be a willowy gorgeous human, wouldn’t risk it

the other one is awful and a lifetime of irritation for everyone

Daphne reminds me mostly of Scooby Doo and Frasier, so good connotations 😊

If I had a girl I would call her Daphne x

I love daisy

100%, it is an Irish word but really not a traditional Irish name (by which I mean you won’t find instances of it before say 2020) It’s a trendy one that sounds a bit made up to me - it has come out of nowhere to be wildly overused imo. I like Juniper!

daphne is my favourite, Fia would grown on my! Reminds me of Faye/Fairy

My great-grandmother was Fiadh and she was born in 1889.

Only joking.