Daisy...but as a middle name

Gerts · April 2009

I would love to name a little girl Daisy, but I realize it's not everyone's cup of tea.

So what if her middle name is Daisy...and DH and I just call her that? If she hates it later in life, she can switch to her first name.

i.e. Madeleine Daisy

Thoughts?

mfransdell · April 2009

I love Daisy! I think it's very sweet as a middle name.

BrideBuddies · April 2009

Speaking from experience, making a name switch later in life is a PITA. Don't do that. If you're going to call her Daisy, use that as a first name.

Gerts · April 2009

Would you be pissed at your parents if they had named you something cutesie like Daisy? I wouldn't...but I'm a girly girl.

aggiewed05 · April 2009

DH wanted to name our DD this but I said no. If you love it you should name your little girl that. As a teacher, it gets confusing when the child goes by there middle name.

DarcyLongfellow · April 2009

Daisy is traditionally a nickname for Margaret
(look here, for example: https://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Daisy)

I think that naming her Margaret and calling her Daisy would be perfect. That way she has the option of a more grown up name later (I agree Daisy is a bit cutsey for an adult).

I wouldn't give her Daisy as a middle name and assume she could later switch to using her first name. Once Daisy is what she's called, she's going to have a hard time switching to her first name.

amoureux · April 2009

I think having one daughter named Violet and the second named Daisy is a little too 'cute'. Both names are sweet but not as a matched set.

Reminds me of a woman I worked with whose name was Ruby. Her sister's name was Pearl. Neither could ever understand why their parents did this.

EXL311 · April 2009

I actually really like it either as a first name or middle. I do think going by a middle name is confusing and probably a PITA. I think Daisy and Violet sound cute together although I understand some people might think it's cheesy. Your DD and mine have the same middle name. Big Smile

Gerts · April 2009

How did you guys land on the middle name "Mei"?? It's so rare!

Aligator28 · April 2009

I like Daisy. It's my kitty's name. I haven't taught any Daisy's so it's not super popular. It is a cute name though.

rumpunch21 · April 2009

I've always thought it was a cute name. But DH would never go for it. Now that our DD is 2.5 years old and obsessed w/Mickey Mouse, all I can think of is Daisy Duck.

MrsH_2008 · April 2009

I love Daisy! It's such a cute name. I say go for it!

haleymay18 · April 2009

If you want to call her Daisy then name her Daisy. Others will accept it with time. Besides it is a very pretty name.

2linesin09 · April 2009

My beagle is named Daisy Jayne (a different spelling than the America song of the same title).

EXL311 · April 2009

Gerts:
How did you guys land on the middle name "Mei"?? It's so rare!

I'm half Chinese and my brothers, sister and I all have Chinese middle names. I wanted to do the same with my kids. I had help from my dad with DS's middle name (it's my maiden name but with the more contemporary spelling) and then I googled Chinese names to find DD's middle name. I like the meaning(s) and I thought it sounds good with Evangeline. Sometimes we call her Evie Mei. How about you?

cjilla · April 2009

ew, sorry

andrea922 · April 2009

My great grandmother was Daisy, and my grandmother is Madelyn, so I love them both! Daisy is quite popular in the UK. I think it is cute.

barefootbride2008 · April 2009

I love the name Daisy (makes me think of The Great Gatsby). I agree that it seems a bit cutesy - especially with another child with a flower name - but I wonder if it will still seem cutesy in 20 years when she's a professional. So many old-fashioned names are becoming popular that it might not be a big deal. I'd have reservations, though.

MamaTully · April 2009

LOVE IT!!! As a first or middle name! So cute!!

newportbride715 · April 2009

If you like it I think you should just name her Daisy Madelyn.

If she really wants to change it, what is the diff.. if it is her first or middle?

LMS05 · April 2009

Daisy is cute. I would use it as a first name if you are going to call her Daisy. I say go for it! Violet and Daisy sound like sisters. It's not too "cutesy".?

allowry · April 2009

I like it but think of it as a little girls name which would be OK since you are actually making it MN.

smismar · April 2009

I like it (and I love Violet), but I think sisters named Violet and Daisy is a little too matchy-matchy.

berryblndgirl · April 2009

I like it. Very cute!

BillysForLife · April 2009

I think it is very cute, too! I like it!

teacherjess · April 2009

We have thought about Elizabeth Daisy and doing the same thing.

Very F. Scott Fitzgerald-ish, although the character of Daisy Buchanan is definitely not someone to emulate.

karelaorange · April 2009

Am I the only one that think Daisy sounds like a stripper name? I would have a hard time taking a woman named Daisy seriously; cute for a little girl, not for a grown woman.

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