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?

Margriet or Margarita are prettier then Margaret.

I like Daisy but I don't like May or Mae - think it's a bit common, sorry. Also think hyphenating names with May is a bit naff. But I do think Lexie-Rose is pretty, but then I like both names individually. Two hyphenated names together might sound a bit too obviously themed. How about Lois? That goes beautifully with Lexie-Rose, and it is a classic, not over-used name.

Because Daisy is a traditional nickname for Margaret because of the Margarita flower.
Daisy and Lexi are lovely nicknames but not good as adult names, especially if they are double-barrelled. They just sound like something out of the Dukes of Hazard in tiny hotpants.

People are suggesting Margaret because Daisy is traditionally a nickname for the full name Margaret.

Ultimate chav name! Wow.

If you have to at least spell it May/

lol at Maragaret!! Are you havin a laugh?? I didn't even know that Daisy was a nick name from Margaret and i don't think many ppl know that!

We will go with Daisy-May i think. It's weird coz everyone in real life likes it but only a few ppl on here think its nice, oh well can't please everyone. And she can always drop the May if she wants later in life. Thanks to those that said they like Lexie-Rose!

Omg some people on here have been horrible.

Daisy is a lovely word, object and, imo, name.

People who say 'have you ever met a lawyer called blah-blah' don't seem to be taking into account that all the children with these kinds of names haven't grown up yet. Fashion in names changes. It will be commonplace for professional women to be called Lola, Tallulah, Tinkerbelle etc. in the not too distant future.

And why not? I hope these women won't feel pressured by the cat's bum mouth brigade to change their names.

And the obsession with class on this thread actually makes mumsnet look really bad imo.

Why is it ok to bandy the word chav about?

Daisy is also short for Marguerite (proper name for the flower) - my Godmother was called Marguerite, and was always called Daisy as a child.

Try Daisy, Countess of Warwick here if you want an upper class Daisy .

OP - each to their own. I have no issue with Daisy, or May (both lovely names), I just personally don't like hyphenated names.

Glad you've found something you like suesgirls. Welcome to Mumsnet by the way!

Is chav now an unsayable word? Has referring to something as chav become a PC issue?? Are 'chavvy' people an ethnic minority? I agree people have been horrible but frankly, this is a place where people can be honest!
People aren't having a dig at the OP they are giving their honest opinion and trying to help in the long run. This is the opinion of a bunch of strangers, but it's at least an honest opinion which is something you don't get if you ask your friend what they think of a baby name. Neither name is my cup of tea but I think Daisy on its own is the best choice as it's much more classic. I know a Dr called Daisy, for example. Adding- Mae/May cheapens it terribly when hyphenated and if OP is definitely going with one of those it should be 'May', in my opinion, as Mae is even worse.
Or, how about combine the two and have a Maisie?

Yes, Daisy is often a nickname for Margaret, but in all honesty, someone who likes Daisy-Mae and Lexie-Rose is hardly going to like Margaret, are they?

Sue - people are far more likely to smile and nod in real life than they are on t'internet. On here, you'll get honest opinions, since no-one has any vested interest either way.

To be honest, I'm not really sure why you started the thread - you clearly knew what you wanted to do, and no amount of, um, cautioning has made any difference.

Go for it, if you like it and good luck to you and your future Daisy-May!

Archilles - it's not OK, but it's a free world. If people ask for opinions, they will get them. It's an open forum and people are not obliged to keep their prejudices to themselves.

You know, David Cameron gets the piss ripped out of him for being a 'toff'. So-called 'chav' names get the piss ripped out of them on the Baby Names boards. People aren't very nice sometimes. 'Tis the way of the world.

Don't agree - if someone posted something racist, homophobic, religiously sensitive etc. I think MNHQ would delete it.

But apparently class issues and looking down noses at people in difficult socio-economic circumstances are fair game.

Yes I know I sound all PC and nit-picky but it just really annoys me today.

Gawd I really shouldn't get involved in baby names threads, have only scanned this one, but it is horrible.

However, like picking a scab, I can't resist.

I live in a posh, small town, with a big private school - at which there are lots of teenage Daisys, Lexies, Poppys etc. at dd1's preschool there are 2 little Daisys.

Personally I think it is a lovely name, and it is so popular, that in the future there will be plenty of Dr Daisy SuchandSuch, and Rt.Hon Daisy Blabla.

I guess Margaret is a name that made it to prime minister...

I have a Daisy so am clearly biased (and she's a Daisy Jane to boot so I've embraced the 70s retro vibe too)... I think it's madness to really believe that names are such a big deal in defining your prospects - I know there is some research that implies that it might in some cases but Daisy is hardly Chardonnay is it? surely??

I think you should call your baby whatever you like most and if she feels the urge to de-hyphenate when she's older, she can! As ever, names are an extremely superficial indicator of anything and what the name-owner is actually like will overwhelm any initial silly judgeyness over her name - your daughter will help define people's view of the name as she gets older. Plus, there are so many Daisys now of all social classes that it's probably going to be like the Kate or Louise of the 70s generation anyway...

I can see Daisy Brown for prime minister!!

I have a Daisy. And I'm too posh to watch Jeremy Kyle.

FFS.

Daisy is a lovely name. And Daisy Jane is gorgeous, LJBrownie

I just can't understand why people want to ruin it by sticking an ugly HYPHENMAE on the end. you don't 'hear' either name, it becomes another name completely - DAISYMAE, which is not daisy (lovely) or Mae (nice, too)

That's my objection. It just uglifies two nice enough names.

And it DOES pigeonhole you 'socially' to the realms of chavdom which is also something I can't understand doing. Names for your children should be aspirational imo - not the other way round.

"I have a Daisy and I'm posh" I very much doubt that the upper classes come on MN

Wow, there's one upper class Daisy?! Regardless of the one and only, it's a daft name and every time Daisy McAndrew pops on the telly, I think what a silly name for a grown woman.

Daisy/Daisy-Mae, same difference. Both sickly sweet.

Apparently the song Daisy Daisy, was inspired by the Countess of Warwick "one of the wealthiest and most desirable English women of the time" (19th C).

Daisy Miller, Daisy Buchanan both fictional, not 'chavvy'

Daisy Bates, ok she was from a poor background but she was also an inspirational woman who fought for Aboriginal rights in the 19thC, and certainly not 'daft'

These are just the first famous Daisys that came to mind. Like I say there are tons of Daisys here and it is a very naice area!

Good God. Look at the snobbery on this thread! I bet the OP is thinking 'what the hell did I unleash'. OP - call your dd Daisy-May if you like. Some people don't like it (I don't for one) but it's your baby anyway.

And by the way you lot there is nothing wrong with living on a council house.

Note to the snobs: not all working class people are the scum of the earth. The vast majority of us are as hard working as the rest of you. We just don't waste time having apoplexy at the thought of people having flat screen tellies etc.

ANYWAY I have what you would call a daft girly (possibly chav) name - Kirsty - and to be honest it has not held me back, have done very well in my career in a very male dominatede environment. Nobody has ever said (or thought) 'oh my god she is called Kirsty she obviously will not understand obscure engineering terms'.

(If I was called Kirsty-Marie it may have been different )

"Apparently the song Daisy Daisy, was inspired by the Countess of Warwick "one of the wealthiest and most desirable English women of the time" (19th C).

Daisy Miller, Daisy Buchanan both fictional, not 'chavvy'

Daisy Bates, ok she was from a poor background but she was also an inspirational woman who fought for Aboriginal rights in the 19thC, and certainly not 'daft'

These are just the first famous Daisys that came to mind. Like I say there are tons of Daisys here and it is a very naice area!"

Daisy Bates' REAL name was MARGARET and the Countess of Warwick was FRANCES. 'DAISY' was just their PET names like some people are BUNNY, BABY, POPPET etc.

Daisy is not a 'proper' formal first name IN MY OPINION.

GetOrf, I am a working class girl and was brought up on a big inner city council estate. Being chavvy is NOT about being working class! It's about showing a complete lack of taste and style. Working class people can have that as much as anyone. To me, the hyphenated name thing is about that not about it being somehow worse to be working class or live in a council house.

In fact GetOrf it is YOU who may be showing the most snobby attitudes - 'assuming' that chavvy = working class!