Daisy (given name)

Daisy is a feminine given name. The flower name comes from the Old English word dægeseage, meaning "day's eye".[1] The name Daisy is therefore ultimately derived from this source. Daisy is also a nickname for Margaret, used because Marguerite, the French version of that name, is also a French name for the oxeye daisy.[2] It came into popular use in the late Victorian era along with other flower names. Authors Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran wrote in their 2007 book Baby Name Bible that Daisy has a "fresh, wholesome, and energetic" image.[2] The name has been used for literary characters such as Daisy Miller, the title character of the novella by Henry James. In Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, a character named Margaret is "Meg" to her family, but "Daisy" to her wealthy would-be-friends. In television, Daisy Duke on The Dukes of Hazzard wears very short, form-fitting, denim cut-off jeans shorts, now often called named Daisy Dukes after this character.

Daisy
The name Daisy takes its name from the Sun.
Pronunciation/ˈdeɪzi/ DAY-zee
Genderfemale
Origin
Word/nameOld English
Meaning"day's eye"

Daisy was the 169th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2018. It was in steady use for American girls throughout the 20th century and was ranked among the top 200 names for girls between 1900 and 1940. It declined in popularity between 1960 and 1980, but has been climbing in popularity since the 1980s. It was the 294th most common name for all females during the 1990 United States census. Daisy was the 28th most popular name for girls born in England and Wales in 2018 and the 38th most popular name for girls born in Scotland in 2019. [3] It was among the top five names given to girls born in Guernsey in 2010.[4]

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See also
  • All pages with titles beginning with Daisy
  • All pages with titles containing Daisy
  • Daisy (nickname), people with the nickname Daisy

References
  1. Daisy. Behind the Name. Retrieved on 2012-05-23.
  2. Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). Baby Name Bible. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-35220-2
  3. . Nameberry. Retrieved on 2020-07-08.
  4. "Royal flavour to 2010 boys' names in Guernsey". BBC News. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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