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9. I think Daisy is fantastic. Sweet, feminine and with a lot of character.

I'll give it an 8. I know several small Daisys who are all very cute, and a professor called Daisy who's in her 70s, is very chic and likes big hats. So my impression of it is somewhere between elegant and adorable, which is all good. And despite being quite popular here, it still sounds quite fresh to me. Daisy-fresh! :p

8/10

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I really quite love it - charming and down to earth, with just a touch of prissiness. I think its lovely, although I know a lot of people look down on it because its "not a full name"

I've always loved Daisy for its fresh appeal, and for one of my oldest friends, whose perents named her Desiree because they really, really wanted a daughter! When she went to playschool, her teacher was unfamiliar with the name and called her Daisy-Ray, which she accepted serenely. I would use it as an independent name rather than a nn for Margaret, Desiree or anything else ... and I would use it, given enough daughters, which one never is. Plus, it was Chaucer's favourite flower! That should tip all scales in its favour.

I've always loved Daisy for its fresh appeal, and for one of my oldest friends, whose perents named her Desiree because they really, really wanted a daughter! When she went to playschool, her teacher was unfamiliar with the name and called her Daisy-Ray, which she accepted serenely. I would use it as an independent name rather than a nn for Margaret, Desiree or anything else ... and I would use it, given enough daughters, which one never is. Plus, it was Chaucher's favourite flower! That shoudl tip all scales in its favour.

I really love it actually. There is just something sweet, comforting and fun about this name. I personally think it works very nicely on a female of any age. Unfortunately for me, DH doesn't really like it, so I doubt it will be a contender for a future child of ours.

7ish.
I really like Daisy. I like the nature theme. I like the carefree attitude that it has, but unlike some of its other flowery counterparts, it's a little hard to "grow up".

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I am not a huge fan of Margaret, but I do like the idea of Daisy as nickname for Margaret (or a variant of it). That way, Daisy can be used, but there is a more sturdy name to fall back on in case the child wants to grow up to be a lawyer or something where Daisy is just not as appropriate.

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I adore Daisy and would give it a 7 only because I'd never use it as a stand alone on the bc. Whether I like it or not, the ditzy/down home perception is there so I'd use Margaret as the formal name.

I would rate it a 7. I would use it only as a nickname for Margaret. That gives it a certain charm it doesn't have on its own.

It's okay. I would love to meet a Daisy. It's not a name that I'm crazy about though. I'll give it a 5. It reminds me a lot of the name Maisie, which is supposedly very popular in Britain. I think I like both equally.

6 I like the idea of using the flower as a name because it is such a pastoral image. But I feel it would be too much so, for many people.

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It's provincial-sounding. Both in the sense of having a rustic/pastoral image, and in the sense of simplicity, lack of sophistication. An excellent cow name. A mediocre name for a person, worse on someone who is definitely not provincial.

2/3

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Most simply because I can't get over The Great Gatsby association. Granted, The Great Gatsby is one of my favorite books so the association is stronger for me. She was such a cruel self-centered character especially when considering the way she treated Gatsby. I do see merit in it, but I think like someone else mentioned, it's a bit too southern for me (I'm pretty much the epitome of a northern yankee girl).

It's not my favorite flower name. I think it's sweet, but it feels a little too Southern for me. I'd rate it a 7.

9...but I'm biased.

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My little sister is Marguerite Siena Catherine "Daisy"

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I think it works best as a nickname though- it is a really sweet name and it has some spunk but I think it could be too sweet for an adult. Like I find it hard to imagine a career minded woman going by Daisy professionally. I think my sister will be glad to have Marguerite to fall back on one day even though I'm pretty sure she will always be Daisy to her family.

It gets a 10 from me as a middle name, an 8 or 9 as a nickname, and a 6 or 7 as a first name.

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I really do love it as a middle name, I just find it a bit too cute for a first name.

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(I had a great-grandmother by the name.)

Daisy is so cute / sweet.

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On its own, I'd rate it a 7 (10 being the highest, right?). The only reason I don't give it a full 10 points is that I don't know if it's serious enough for job applications and anywhere else you want a name to be "respectable."

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But if it's a nn for Margaret / Marguerite, then it's a 10.

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My combos at the moment are Daisy Catriona / Katrina, and Daisy Annabel.

This message was edited 5/4/2010, 3:02 PM

4.

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It's a cute enough name, but seeing as how all the Daisys I have known have been dogs, I have trouble taking it seriously on a human.

I really like Daisy. It has a softness, yet also a fiestiness. I'd give it a sold 9. The only thing that detracts from it is that it is a little light and frivolous, almost, in its bubbling optimism. I like to think that a good strong middle name will help it, like Daisy Eleanore or Daisy Frances.