Iris, Daphne, Daisy or Hazel

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Me again.

I am very nearly due with my first girl. I would really like a nature name and was leaning towards Daisy but DH finds it too twee and simple. He doesn't think it's interesting enough but he would go with it if I really want it.
Iris and Hazel are new contenders. Iris makes me think of rainbows and beautiful flowers whereas Hazel gives me autumny brown vibes. So I'm perhaps leaning more towards Iris as it's spring. I quite like Rissy as an affectionate name.
I like that Hazel has links to Irish mythology, as my son's have Irish names, so it's also a strong contender (someone mentioned this on another thread).
Daphne is a long term favourite but it's not sticking somehow.

Help me decide please!

Iris is lovely! Gorgeous name :)

I have always adored Daphne but I agree with the pp who said that it might date.

Daisy is nice but a bit too cutesy in my personal opinion.

I’m not particularly fond of Hazel. It also seems somewhat dated to me…

Hazel is my favourite.
I like Daisy but it’s nicer for a child than an adult.
I’m not as fond of Daphne and don’t really like Iris.

Iris feels a little harsh to me. I am actually looking right at my iris's in the garden now, they are a beautiful shade, elegant, sculptural... but yet I don't love the name.

Hazel makes me think of a beautiful portrait of Hazel Lavery in the National Gallery of Ireland. She was a great beauty and an artist herself.

Daisy is sweet, and Daphne, while pretty I just don't like the sounds.

What about Rosa or Flora?

This is what I'm struggling with, with Iris. I love the rainbow goddess connotations and the flowers are beautiful, but there is something about the sharp sound.
We are trying to avoid R, C and T initials due to other siblings, but I do really like Rosa.
I've tried Flora on dh a few times but he can't seem to get past the margarine. I might push a bit harder.
My son loves Hazel, it's his favourite choice (he's 10) he loves that it makes him think of woodland and trees.

I think with Daisy, even though it's been popular for years, it sounds quite different to other popular names. Like Ella, Ellie, Lyra, Isla, Layla, Maya, Mia, Maia etc all sound similar whereas at least with Daisy it has it's own strong sound to me.

Anthea? It means flower / blossom in Greek.

Flora is lovely imo!

I wonder if whereas Daisy seems nice for a younger child but perhaps a bit cutesy as an adult, Iris is the other way round and less cute but perhaps appreciated more growing up?

How about Lily? That’s a pretty name?

I still think Violet is nice but it’s probably quite a marmite choice!

Rosa is pretty.

How about Sylvia - Sylvie for short? Comes from the Latin for forest. Less noticeable as a nature name though.

It's always handy to hear from someone who has used the name. Does your dd like her name?
It doesn't seem to be particularly marmite on here, it seems to be very well liked. Do you find it's more marmite in real life?

Edit: just realised you said she really likes her name, so that's good to hear!

I'd go for Hazel but with two L's, so Hazell.

Iris is beautiful, my favourite flower and I think it’s a name that suits all age groups.
I don’t like Hazel, but I think my judgment is coloured by the fact I don’t like brown or hazelnuts and I knew a Hazel who was very serious and worthy to the point of being annoying and boring.
Daisy is cut but I’m not sure I’d like to be Daisy as an adult.
Rosa is gorgeous.

I think Lily is just a bit toooo popular for me. It is a pretty name though.
I like Violet, but the Vi and Vile and Violent issues put me off. I think that's why it's a bit marmite. But purple is my fave colour and we've got some gorgeous lilac hand knitted cardigans and hats in her wardrobe from friends and family so maybe I'll consider it a bit more. Thanks for your help.

Great. A lifetime of needing to correct people.
Why not go the whole hog and spell it Haighzl?

Hazel with two LL made me think of Gazelle, tbh 😅

And I’d probably pronounce it like Gazelle (but with an H)…

Yolanda/Iolanthe and Viola would be two names that fit the flowery and purple theme.

Not many people say Violet properly - they say Vilet. It sounds almost like Varler where I am.

Rosa is fine. Use it. Names don't need to match or not match siblings' names.

As long as they sound different enough when you use them.

Yep, DD really likes her name, she likes that it’s not too popular and she loves the rainbow meaning. Also when we go places like Greece or Spain it’s known by locals, albeit with a different pronunciation.

She was always the only Iris at primary school and now she’s in secondary she’s definitely the only one in her year group. There may be one or two older ones further up the school tho.

I do get a sense that people either love it or hate it, people do comment that they think it’s gorgeous but I also feel that others think completely the opposite! Which is fine, each to their own. And I might be wrong. It’s been largely positive on this thread TBF.

I like Rosa a lot too, it’s beautiful especially when said in a Spanish accent!

I love Rosa!

I think Rosa is out. Two with an R is jarring for me, and she will be Rosie, which I don't like as much as Daisy anyway and when you put Rose and Rosa and Rosie and Rosalie and Rosanna, there's so many of them, more than there are Daisys, so it doesn't solve the issue of popularity.
It's a pretty name though.

Love Daisy - love love love it

sorry to comment so much but I love talking about baby names and yours are so lovely!

just a thought but if you really love the name Daisy, the maybe the popularity doesn’t matter?

my DD (adult now) has a name that was very popular at the time.

I wasn’t put off by popularity as it’s also a family name and I knew if I didn’t call her that name I’d hear it a lot and always wish I had!

Like Iris and Hazel. Hate rizzy (sorry). What about Marguerite with Daisy as a nickname? Daphne is lovely too. If you like irish Roisin (little rose). There’s also an irish verion of daphne. Mairead (some say it means daisy). Or Rowan?

Not at all! your comments have been really helpful thank you 🙂

I don't think Daisy being popular puts me off too much, which is actually a sign that I genuinely love it. The main issue with Daisy is it's my husband's least favourite so I'm trying to compromise a bit. He loves Iris or Hazel the most, then Daphne then Daisy.
But he will let me choose ultimately as he swayed me with one of my sons names and I really couldn't adjust to it and it caused a lot of upset until I very nearly changed it at a year old (I like it now he's older).
Thats why I really want to be sure this time. Hes Irish and some of the very girly English vintage names are quite jarring to him, whereas to me they are my childhood faves!

I like Hazel the best, followed by Iris.

Daisy is sweet but just a bit wet to me: I was surprised you said you feel it has a strong sound.

Daphne I just do not understand. I think people are thinking it is an old name to haul out with the other "oldies but goodies" but it is just a really ugly sound. I always feel sorry for the shrub, let alone a child.

Have associations that rule Daphne (elderly aunt) and Hazel (v dull girl from school) out for a new baby.

Daisy - it's just too popular for me.

Iris I love. I like the fact there are n easy nicknames. It's elegant and timeless.

How about.... Lila, Stella, Cora, Nina?

Daphne seems to really polarise people! I loved it as soon as I read Mallory Towers. I think it's the soft f sound and the look of the ph in the middle.
I also love Sophie which feels similar (can't use as 2 friends have used it).
But I'm not overly keen on Daph as a potential nickname that others might use. It feels harsh.

When I say Daisy has a strong sound, I think I mean that it isn't similar to any other name, it feels quite distinctive.

Iris