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Happy new year :)
What do you think of Daisy? Too cutesy on its own? I used to love it and was just reminded of it today. Too common? Have you met any?
Do you think it works as a nn for Marguerite? I prefer just Daisy, I think.
What do you think of Daisy? Too cutesy on its own? I used to love it and was just reminded of it today. Too common? Have you met any?
Do you think it works as a nn for Marguerite? I prefer just Daisy, I think.
This message was edited 1/2/2012, 5:36 AM
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Happy new year!
I like Daisy. It's apparently popular here, but I've only known three of them.
The first Daisy I ever met was a professor, which means I've never thought of it as particularly cutesy. If she's still alive she'd be 90-something. I also know a two-year-old Daisy and a 19-yr-old Daisy. All three of them are just Daisy, no long name. I don't feel the Marguerite connection is strong enough these days to use it to get Daisy, which doesn't need a long name, imo.
I like Daisy. It's apparently popular here, but I've only known three of them.
The first Daisy I ever met was a professor, which means I've never thought of it as particularly cutesy. If she's still alive she'd be 90-something. I also know a two-year-old Daisy and a 19-yr-old Daisy. All three of them are just Daisy, no long name. I don't feel the Marguerite connection is strong enough these days to use it to get Daisy, which doesn't need a long name, imo.
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Ohhhh nice sibset!
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Love it, not too cutesy imo, not too common here in Australia. I don't think I've ever met a Daisy either. Daisy is nice as a nn for Marguerite, but I do prefer just Daisy.
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I love Daisy, and I prefer it on its own. It doesn't seem any more cutesy than any other flower name to me. Like the daisy flower, I think Daisy is simple, pretty, and bright. It makes me think of sunshine, fields, and summer.
I've only met one Daisy. If she's still alive, she'd be over 90 by now. It's slightly less popular now than it was a decade ago, and I don't think it's going to get much more popular than it is now, at least not for a long time.
Daisy can work as a nn for Marguerite and Margaret, but I dislike it for both.
I've only met one Daisy. If she's still alive, she'd be over 90 by now. It's slightly less popular now than it was a decade ago, and I don't think it's going to get much more popular than it is now, at least not for a long time.
Daisy can work as a nn for Marguerite and Margaret, but I dislike it for both.
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It's friendly sounding and it gives off a vivacious vibe, but I prefer it as a nickname. It's a bit too cutesy for me as a full name.
Marguerite "Daisy" is darling.
I don't think that it's too common in the United States, but it's popular in the United Kingdom. I probably wouldn't use it if I lived there.
Off of the top of my head, I can think of two people I've known with the name Daisy. One was named Daisy Jennifer, but she went by Jennifer. From what I gathered, she wasn't overly fond of her first name. I don't remember the reason why, though. She may have found it too cutesy.
I also knew someone with a niece named Daisy, but I never actually met her. Additionally, I knew a girl named Lauren who liked to be called Daisy. I think she just preferred Daisy to her first name, but maybe it was her middle name or something.
Marguerite "Daisy" is darling.
I don't think that it's too common in the United States, but it's popular in the United Kingdom. I probably wouldn't use it if I lived there.
Off of the top of my head, I can think of two people I've known with the name Daisy. One was named Daisy Jennifer, but she went by Jennifer. From what I gathered, she wasn't overly fond of her first name. I don't remember the reason why, though. She may have found it too cutesy.
I also knew someone with a niece named Daisy, but I never actually met her. Additionally, I knew a girl named Lauren who liked to be called Daisy. I think she just preferred Daisy to her first name, but maybe it was her middle name or something.
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I like Daisy! I know one personally. She is in her teens.
I think it's feminine and pretty without being cutesy and super sweet.
I think it's feminine and pretty without being cutesy and super sweet.
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I've never met any Daisy's, but I think it is a sweet name. I think it can stand on its own, but it also works as a nn for Marguerite or Margaret.
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I think Daisy is quite cutesey but I like it. I don't think it's that common. I've only met one and she was around my age.
I don't think it works as a nickname for Marguerite... I don't really understand why it would be a nickname for that!
I don't think it works as a nickname for Marguerite... I don't really understand why it would be a nickname for that!
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yeah I also think that's how it was created from Margaret.
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That doesn't really make sense to me - Marguerite and Daisy are completely different names, they don't have any similar sounds at all! Furthermore, hardly anyone will understand that Marguerite and Daisy are related in this way, and will be confused by it.
Just because the name means the same thing in a different language doesn't really mean it works as a nickname. For example, Hannah means "grace" but you wouldn't use Grace as a nickname for Hannah.
Just because the name means the same thing in a different language doesn't really mean it works as a nickname. For example, Hannah means "grace" but you wouldn't use Grace as a nickname for Hannah.
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Yeah a daisy isn't a marguerite but they come from the same family of flowers and sometimes a marguerite is called a daisy margurite in English so I think it's ok even though I wouldn't do it.
I think it could possibly come from Margaret-->Maisie-->Daisy. It has been done for a long time, wasn't the daughter of one of the Little Women called Margaret nn Daisy? I guess it happened at a time when many many people were named Margaret and you had to make up nicknames in order to tell them all apart. Margaret nn Peggy also doesn't make sense. Neither do William nn Bill or Mary nn Mamie.
I found an interesting article about nicknames: http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/advice/nickhistory.html
I think it could possibly come from Margaret-->Maisie-->Daisy. It has been done for a long time, wasn't the daughter of one of the Little Women called Margaret nn Daisy? I guess it happened at a time when many many people were named Margaret and you had to make up nicknames in order to tell them all apart. Margaret nn Peggy also doesn't make sense. Neither do William nn Bill or Mary nn Mamie.
I found an interesting article about nicknames: http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/advice/nickhistory.html
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No, not really. A marguerite is not a daisy. It's a flower that looks similar but is much bigger. They are in the same family of flowers, but a marguerite is not a daisy.
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the http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_commune I have heard this called the same as a Daisy in France and it's accepted as a nn for Marguerite because of the flower so I think its a legit nn to use.
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That's not a daisy, it's a marguerite. A daisy is smaller. This is a daisy: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A2querette
The French word for daisy is "pâquerette".
They are from the same family. And sometimes a marguerite is called daisy marguerite in English. But in French and German there's a distinction. A marguerite is bigger and a daisy is small. They are from the same family but not the same flower even though they look similar. That's why Daisy never made sense to me as a nickname for Marguerite ;) I think it's fine for someone else I just wouldn't do it.
The French word for daisy is "pâquerette".
They are from the same family. And sometimes a marguerite is called daisy marguerite in English. But in French and German there's a distinction. A marguerite is bigger and a daisy is small. They are from the same family but not the same flower even though they look similar. That's why Daisy never made sense to me as a nickname for Marguerite ;) I think it's fine for someone else I just wouldn't do it.
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I should have clarified, I speak French I know pâquerette is French for daisy. I've always heard daisy is still correct for the botanical term "la marguerite commune" because marguerite is my grandmothers name too but we don't call her daisy lol. I don't care for the name I just see the connection but you're right technically it's not the same flower. I guess enough peoe always thought so so it became ok lol
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Yeah I don't get that either :P
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