Daisy-Mae

[suesgirls]

Hi, i'm due another little lady soon who i am planning to name Daisy-Mae or Daisy-May. I already have a 2 year old called Lexie-Rose so I definately want the hyphen in there.

Do you like Daisy-Mae or Daisy-May?

horrible - nice for a little girl maybe but she spends the majority of her life as a grown up

Daisy-May, because May is the most popular spelling.

Neither. Daisy on its own is fine

Not keen at all.

But then again, I rally do not like hyphenated names at all, so am probably best ignored.

hmmm - not keen either

i do however know of a Lily-Mae and i think that is a better combo

No.

Don't like either Daisy or Mae/May, don't like the hyphen.

It all looks like trying too hard.

What will she (or, tbh, Lexie-Rose) do with this when they are adults.

But then, I am a big fan of "proper" names with nicknames used as needed (have a Kathy - her choice. Her "real" name is Katherine)

I'll tell you why I'm not keen. There is a Katie-Mae in dd's class, and it has taken me sicne September to realise that this is her first name, not simply her full name to distinguish her from another Katie in the class. I had assumed May was her surname. And it really doesn't suit grown ups to be introduced by 2 first names imo.

A bit twee- as the others have said, fine as a child, but not as a teenager or adult.
A bit simpering.

I find the popularity of Daisy, Maise, Darcey, Lacey, Poppy etc perplexing. Daisy is common and twee sounding enough. Adding the Mae throws it into the realms of ridiculous.

How about going for a 'proper' name like Alice and use May as a middle name? Alice May is stronger and has much more class than Daisy Mae.

Daisy-Mae just sounds like the start of a sentence.

It's twee and unimaginative.

Daisy is fine on it's own; give her a decent middle name such as Catherine or Elizabeth.

I don't think you're going to get the answers you want on here TBH. Pretty much everyone will tell you to at least go with Daisy May (no hyphen), and you've got your heart set on that.

If you must, go May, not Mae.

Also, think how you will feel if your adult daughters drop the hyphen and want to only be known as Lexie (or Rose, bit more serious) and Daisy?

I agree with confused - pretty much everyone will advise ditching the hyphen, and as that appears to be non-negotiable, it's a bit of a stalemate.

May/Mae (and also agree - May is far preferable) and Rose do seem to be the default middle names for girls of this generation, as Louise was to mine. If you must, must, must hyphenate, why not move away from May altogether?

Daisy-May/Mae really is a little girl's name, and it is important to remember that they are adults for far longer than they're children.

I am not keen on this type of names - fine as a sweet little girl but in 30yrs time when she may be a high flyer corporate lawyer I dont think ' Daisy-May' will go down well in the boardroom.

Just my thoughts - all very much a personal choice .

I do think that when people ask about names choices on MN that they are not entirely convinced themselves about their choice and seek others reassurance.

But good luck anyway.

Daisy reminds of a cow so when I saw Mae my mind saw moo. So it looked like Daisy-Moo to me.

I think Daisy is okay on a child but not the best for an adult.

In the US it would be seen as a "hillbilly" name.

like Lindy- Lou ??

too much like Daisy Fay - note no hyphen. I also think it is too twee for words and hope you will give the child another middle name that she can choose to use should she ever take up a serious profession.

Are you American?

I actually like the name May. It is my grandmother's middle name and would have been a contender for DD's middle name, but for the fact that its awful with our surname - think May Mason or similar. I don't quite understand what people have against it. Like every other child of the 70s, I have a middle name from the 'Louise or Jane' selection, and have never been bothered by that.

I am actually also quite fond of the name Daisy as a result of a childhood friend of that name (back when it was super rare).

I do agree with others though that a lot of people would suggest a 'weightier' name in there somewhere just in case your DD wants to be a high court judge or some such.

And I'm sorry, but I do have difficulty with hyphens. Even Sarah-Jane (or Sarah-Jessica Parker) I have issues with. Always sounds to me like you couldn't choose between two names...

Dont like either Im afraid. Something hyphen - Mae/May has been done to death.

No I don't like it, sorry.
I hate the hyphen and I hate the spelling Mae
I do like Daisy but its so popular now.

Sorry but it SCREAMS chavvy teenage mother on a council estate.

Daisy is a HORRIBLE name. I could never take a woman seriously with that name.

I mean seriously, do you know any lawyers, doctors, entrepreneurs called Daisy (let alone Daisy-May)?

No no no no no no no no no no no.

I know an about-to-retire midwife called Daisy.

I guess in her generation it was pretty unusual so had fewer connotations in people's minds.

There is a news reader called Daisy and my very good solicitor was a Daisy oh and the midwife that delivered my son was a Daisy too..so they aren't all chavvy and uneducated! I don't think its a chavvy name but I think when combined with May then yes it has a slight chavness to it.