| The girl name Daisy [ 2 syll. dai-sy, da-isy ] is pronounced DEYZiy KEY. Daisy's origin is Old English, and its use, English and German. Developed from daisy ; daeg meaning 'day' ; eage meaning 'eye'. An original form of Daisy is the Old English Daegeseage. The given name is from the flower name, which is itself derived from the Old English daegeseage meaning 'day's eye' due to the flower's trait in unfolding its petals at daybreak and closing them again in the evening. As 'marguerite' is the French name for the daisy, the given name was in early times used as a pet form of Margaret. The given name was adopted by English speakers in the 19th century among an interest in other flower names. Daisy is popular as a baby name for girls. In 1900, 0.293% of baby girls were given the name Daisy. Its ranking then was #81. The baby name has since experienced a substantial decline in frequency, and is of only occasional use in recent years. In 2007, it ranked at #167 with a usage of 0.102%, but it was nonetheless the most popular within all girl names in its group. The name Daisy has predominantly been a girl name, although it has also been given to boys in the past century. Daisy as a girl name outnumbered its use as boy name by 52 times in 1903. Baby names that sound like Daisy include the English Deja, the Turkish Duygu, and the Albanian Diellza. KEY: Pronunciation for Daisy: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"
Details of famous persons named Daisy:
Actress Dandy Nichols, born Daisy Nichols, 21 May 1907 - 6 February 1986, London, England.
Fictional Hillbilly Babe Daisy Duke, born 1979.
TV Personality Daisy Fuentes, born 17 November 1966, Havana, Cuba. |
