I've always loved my mother's maiden name and, putting the cart before the horse, DH and I considered it when it comes to a little girl's first name. Since we're not pregnant yet, and we don't intend on telling others what we decide on when we DO pick names, wanted to get opinions here on...
Daly
Re: Maiden Names as First Names
I like it a lot.
And its extra nice that it has personal meaning! GL!
I really think it depends on the name.
In this case, I think it'd be better as a MN than a FN
I'm using my grandma's maiden name as a possible boy's name: Mason.
Not sure about Daly(is it pronounced like daily or dolly?)
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I tend to be a little more "out-of-the-box" so to speak, so take my opinion with a grain of salt. But, I really like it. I think it's cute for a girl's name. Just be careful with the middle name since depending on the choice it could be a little play on words considering it sounds like the word daily.
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I would have pronouned this like Dally.
I guess you could call it a "trend", but it's been done for at least 150 years in the South.
We're in the deep South, and almost everyone uses the mother's maiden name in some way. It's a traditional way to pass the name along, since most women here drop their maiden name.
I was going to say the same thing. More like "tradition" than trend.
OP I love the idea of using your maiden name, but I'm not sure I love the actual name. Maybe as a middle name? I don't hate it, I just don't love it.
I love Elizabeth Daly, or Katherine Daly though!
I like it, but I think I would use the Daleigh spelling. Then you could honor both your mother AND the original family name
We've been tossing around my mother's maiden name too (O'Rourke). I like Rourke for a boy or girl, but I can already think of a couple of nicknames that might not be too cool for a kid to live with (dorky Rourk-ey comes immediately to mind....).
I think Daly is absolutely adorable and totally works as a fn. Love it!
My sister was actually given my grandmother's maiden name, "Bailey." I was hoping to continue the tradition if I had a daughter and give her my mother's maiden name, "Selby." Unfortunately, my DH was not the biggest fan.
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This is what I'm thinking. Most people will hear it before they see it. I just don't think it makes for a good first name.
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This.
Word. I think it is so funny when non-Southerners think this is a trend. We've been doing this for years.
I love this!
Daly actually used to be one of my favorite boy names. I like it a lot for a girl as well, especially with the family meaning.
Agreed. My mother's maiden name is Bell. My DD is Annabelle.
My maiden name is Griffin and my Grandma's maiden name is Ryan, so I would consider those names since they are commonly used as first names. A lot of last names, however, do not sound good as first names.
I do not think Daly sounds like a first name but it could work as a middle name.
Really, you dragged up a 5-month-old post? How long did it even take you to find that?
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