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DH and I want to name baby that could have Daisy as a nickname. Love the name Daisy but want to give her a more formal name as an option for when she grows older
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Marguerite, Felicia, Susan, Shasta, Aster, Zinnia, and Dahlia all work for the nn Daisy.
https://www.homestratosphere.com/types-of-daisies/
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https://www.homestratosphere.com/types-of-daisies/
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Adelaide maybe!
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I am uncertain of how a name or a nickname given by others can be thought pretentious. I myself have had many nicknames - all given by adults (or children that were significantly older) throughout childhood.
I call many adults specific nicknames (with user consent of course)
I call many adults specific nicknames (with user consent of course)
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I quite agree. For example, with the name Daisy, I'm not sure I'd ever use it. If I did, however, I'd use it as a nn for Margaret or Marguerite since my late mother was named Margaret. Also, my three dds have formal names and it would feel strange and incongruous to not give Daisy a formal name to go along with theirs. Those reasons don't feel particularly pretentious to me. ;-)
This message was edited 1/4/2019, 8:15 PM
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That's very interesting and from what I've read, names like Lily and Daisy were used as nns (for Elizabeth and Margaret) before flower names were used in the 19th century.
Also interesting was when I Googled the Margaret / Daisy connection, I found that Margaret of Anjou (née Marguerite) strongly influenced the use of the name Daisy as a nn in England when she married Henry VI because the daisy was her personal symbol (embroidered in her wedding dress). Her wedding guests apparently wore a daisy to honor her. Again, this was the 15th century where a flower name was used before flower names were generally used. Perhaps they were considered nns more than flower names.
BTW, I had a great-grandmother and a great-aunt both named Daisy Jane. Also, I'm currently rereading "Little Women" and am in love with all of the characters' names, one of which is Margaret "Daisy." :-)
Also interesting was when I Googled the Margaret / Daisy connection, I found that Margaret of Anjou (née Marguerite) strongly influenced the use of the name Daisy as a nn in England when she married Henry VI because the daisy was her personal symbol (embroidered in her wedding dress). Her wedding guests apparently wore a daisy to honor her. Again, this was the 15th century where a flower name was used before flower names were generally used. Perhaps they were considered nns more than flower names.
BTW, I had a great-grandmother and a great-aunt both named Daisy Jane. Also, I'm currently rereading "Little Women" and am in love with all of the characters' names, one of which is Margaret "Daisy." :-)
This message was edited 1/5/2019, 2:35 PM
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This is American solicitor Daisy, with siblings with the very formal names:
Maude
Clarence
Albert
Maximilian
Her full name was Daisy Ella.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_E._Nirdlinger
Maybe it is because I'm British, but generally it's considered pretentious to have a long name that you never use. I know more Freddie's than Frederick's, so Margaret 'Daisy', where the connection is not so obvious, comes across as snobbish.
Maude
Clarence
Albert
Maximilian
Her full name was Daisy Ella.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_E._Nirdlinger
Maybe it is because I'm British, but generally it's considered pretentious to have a long name that you never use. I know more Freddie's than Frederick's, so Margaret 'Daisy', where the connection is not so obvious, comes across as snobbish.
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I guess the name was popular then. I had both a great-grandmother and a great-aunt named Daisy Jane who were born around that time. The ggm had one sister named Cora and the ga had several siblings. The brothers all had formal names while the one sister was named Sallie. No rhyme or reason there. I will say that I grew up in the South and while I was given a nn at birth, I knew many people who believed in formal family names but called their children by a nn. Some of the nns didn't seem to be tied to the formal fns at all. The further north I moved, the less I saw that.
This message was edited 1/5/2019, 9:17 PM
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For me, throughout youth, I've been vocally called numerous different nick-name versions of my name - and other names unrelated. I am not certain how a name can be pretentious because others give (&/or assign) names - and also assign or maintain meanings. Throughout life, I've used numerous forms of my name - because others gave various nick-names to me.
While in the later portions of elementary school, my mother carpooled rides to catechism with or for a parent's (child) who lived around the block. Her name is Bobbie. We attended different elementary schools. We only really saw each other while riding to catechism. We were teased a little, sure, but not much. I guess she spelled her name Bobbie - which is how I did, because a few years prior, I was reprimanded for penmanship - that while writing Bobby, the tail of the letter 'y' would convolute the line beneath it. I do not believe that anyone from catechism knew how I spelled my name (which would not be constant anyway) - or how many fellow students in elementary school knew. I'll admit however, that she would be the first girl I knew by the name of Bobbie. I'd already "had" a female catechism teacher by the name of Mike - or at least this is the name she asked that we call her. I do not know whether her real or legal name is Mike, Michael, or some other form.
I had an aunt on my father's side of the family that would call me Winnie - due to my fondness for my mother's "Pooh-Bear" gift to me; the paternal aunt who called me this was not in any way affectionate but harsh - and a visceral pincher of my cheek - who'd then poke fun at me because my cheek turned red at the point of contact, as though I should have been grateful for imposing such a brutal forms of affection against my impressions of self.
I've had numerous nick-names - some were not at all related with my name--though many were. I am uncertain how any name-- given name or pet-name--given or assigned given by others, can be thought pretentious.
While in the later portions of elementary school, my mother carpooled rides to catechism with or for a parent's (child) who lived around the block. Her name is Bobbie. We attended different elementary schools. We only really saw each other while riding to catechism. We were teased a little, sure, but not much. I guess she spelled her name Bobbie - which is how I did, because a few years prior, I was reprimanded for penmanship - that while writing Bobby, the tail of the letter 'y' would convolute the line beneath it. I do not believe that anyone from catechism knew how I spelled my name (which would not be constant anyway) - or how many fellow students in elementary school knew. I'll admit however, that she would be the first girl I knew by the name of Bobbie. I'd already "had" a female catechism teacher by the name of Mike - or at least this is the name she asked that we call her. I do not know whether her real or legal name is Mike, Michael, or some other form.
I had an aunt on my father's side of the family that would call me Winnie - due to my fondness for my mother's "Pooh-Bear" gift to me; the paternal aunt who called me this was not in any way affectionate but harsh - and a visceral pincher of my cheek - who'd then poke fun at me because my cheek turned red at the point of contact, as though I should have been grateful for imposing such a brutal forms of affection against my impressions of self.
I've had numerous nick-names - some were not at all related with my name--though many were. I am uncertain how any name-- given name or pet-name--given or assigned given by others, can be thought pretentious.
This message was edited 1/6/2019, 1:34 PM
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It's always fascinating to me how names can evolve into other forms of the names or even nns.
Your friend named Bobbie reminds me of my dh's aunt. She died three years into our marriage. I called her Bobbie because everyone else did. It wasn't until her funeral that I realized her name was Barbara and I was the only in-law who called her Bobbie.
As for me, I had some rather silly nns growing up that were terms of endearment so I tolerated them for what they were. Those kinds of nns can be as special as yours apparently were. Still, I would have hated for anyone outside my family to call me those, lol.
Speaking of family nns, my dh (James) had very blond hair as a young toddler/pre-schooler so he was called Casper (after Casper the Friendly Ghost). He couldn't pronounce Casper. It came out like Gassy so he was then called Gassy which is pretty horrible, isn't it? Even at family reunions, he's still called Gassy!
I agree with you that nns smack more of being a preference/term of endearment and less of being pretentious.
Your friend named Bobbie reminds me of my dh's aunt. She died three years into our marriage. I called her Bobbie because everyone else did. It wasn't until her funeral that I realized her name was Barbara and I was the only in-law who called her Bobbie.
As for me, I had some rather silly nns growing up that were terms of endearment so I tolerated them for what they were. Those kinds of nns can be as special as yours apparently were. Still, I would have hated for anyone outside my family to call me those, lol.
Speaking of family nns, my dh (James) had very blond hair as a young toddler/pre-schooler so he was called Casper (after Casper the Friendly Ghost). He couldn't pronounce Casper. It came out like Gassy so he was then called Gassy which is pretty horrible, isn't it? Even at family reunions, he's still called Gassy!
I agree with you that nns smack more of being a preference/term of endearment and less of being pretentious.
This message was edited 1/6/2019, 7:26 PM
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I'd say any full name that has a syllable pronounced "day" in it could have the nickname Daisy.
Adaira
Amadea
Dana
Desa
Daina
Damiana
Adaira
Amadea
Dana
Desa
Daina
Damiana
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I wonder if Daisy strikes you as a more solid full name due to the fact that it is frequently in the top 20 or so names in Britain. It hasn’t been in the top 100 in the USA since around 1908, and I think it may have slightly different connotations.
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Possibly, but it's still a flower name. I don't see it being any different from Rose or Lily.
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I do think it looks less serious than other flower names, the same way Lily looks less serious than Rose. It's not that it isn't a full name, but it's light and fluffy and ends with "ee".
(The D should make Daisy sound heavier, but it's still sort of young. Maybe because of the yellow. Lily is light but elegant, while Daisy seems more bright and youthful.)
(The D should make Daisy sound heavier, but it's still sort of young. Maybe because of the yellow. Lily is light but elegant, while Daisy seems more bright and youthful.)
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This is exactly how I feel!! Thank you so much for putting it into words I could never find the right ones
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Meh, we have doctors and lawyers with the names Poppy and Alfie (full names, not NNs) so I guess it's just a different naming culture.
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I've never met anyone named Poppy. It charted for the first time in the US in 2016, so there are people in the US with this name. Alfie blipped into the top 1000 very briefly in the 60s before (thankfully) sinking away.
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Deïanira / Deyaneira / Dayanara or Zendaya is all I can think of...also maybe Dolores.
This message was edited 1/3/2019, 11:12 PM
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Margaret, including Margot and Marguerite, is the standard classic and a lovely name in its own right.
A friend whose name is Desiree was called Daisy-Ray by a kindergarten helper who misheard it; I still call her Daisy sometimes.
Possibly because of her, or just because I like it, I'd use Daisy as a full name, like Rose, which doesn't have to be Rosemary etc.
A friend whose name is Desiree was called Daisy-Ray by a kindergarten helper who misheard it; I still call her Daisy sometimes.
Possibly because of her, or just because I like it, I'd use Daisy as a full name, like Rose, which doesn't have to be Rosemary etc.
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I love that idea. Here's some thoughts...
Adelaide
Addison
Adsila
Alexandra
Anastasia
Astrid
Candace / Candis
Cassandra
Cassidy
Cressida
Dalisay
Damaris
Denisa / Denise
Desiree
Dilys
Doris
Drusilla
Ealasaid
Esmeralda
Gladys
Isolde
Lindsay
Linnaea
Magdalena
Octavia
Odalis / Odalys
Odessa
Rosalind
Rosamund
Sadia
Sadie (Sarah)
Sheridan
Sidonia
Theodosia
Adelaide
Addison
Adsila
Alexandra
Anastasia
Astrid
Candace / Candis
Cassandra
Cassidy
Cressida
Dalisay
Damaris
Denisa / Denise
Desiree
Dilys
Doris
Drusilla
Ealasaid
Esmeralda
Gladys
Isolde
Lindsay
Linnaea
Magdalena
Octavia
Odalis / Odalys
Odessa
Rosalind
Rosamund
Sadia
Sadie (Sarah)
Sheridan
Sidonia
Theodosia
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Daisina
Margaret
Delaney
Adora
Darlene
Adeline
Marjorie
Angela
Fleur
Ivančica
Madelief
Margaret
Delaney
Adora
Darlene
Adeline
Marjorie
Angela
Fleur
Ivančica
Madelief
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I love that you are using Daisy as a nickname. It is adorable on a baby or small child, but it seems insubstantial on a woman.
As others have mentioned, how about Margaret? Adelaide might also work. Childhood nicknames don’t have to directly relate to the given name, so you could go with something totally unrelated like Matilda and still call her Daisy.
You could also use Daisy as a middle name. I’ve known people who used their middle name for everything except really formal occasions.
As others have mentioned, how about Margaret? Adelaide might also work. Childhood nicknames don’t have to directly relate to the given name, so you could go with something totally unrelated like Matilda and still call her Daisy.
You could also use Daisy as a middle name. I’ve known people who used their middle name for everything except really formal occasions.
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Well, Daisy usually is used as and considered a full name in its own right, same as Rose or Lily.
Sometimes in the past it was used as a nn for Margaret, and you could do that today if you don't mind having to explain it to people; personally I find this to be pretentious and annoying.
Daisy, I think, could be a nn for Desiree, or possibly Deja.
Sometimes in the past it was used as a nn for Margaret, and you could do that today if you don't mind having to explain it to people; personally I find this to be pretentious and annoying.
Daisy, I think, could be a nn for Desiree, or possibly Deja.
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It's traditionally been a nickname for Margaret. I've always thought that this was because the French form of Margaret, Marguerite, is also the French word for "daisy."
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