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 because Marguerite, the
French version of the latter name, is also a French name for the
oxeye daisy.[2][3]
Popularity
The name came into popular use in the late
Victorian era along with other flower names. 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
jeansshorts, now often called
Daisy Dukes after this character.
The name 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 and has again ranked among the top 200 names for American girls since 1990. It was the 294th most common name for all females during the 1990 United States census. Daisy has ranked among the top 100 names for girls in the
United Kingdom since 1996 and in the past decade in
Australia,
Ireland, and
New Zealand.[4]
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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 because Marguerite, the
French version of the latter name, is also a French name for the
oxeye daisy.[2][3]
Popularity
The name came into popular use in the late
Victorian era along with other flower names. 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
jeansshorts, now often called
Daisy Dukes after this character.
The name 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 and has again ranked among the top 200 names for American girls since 1990. It was the 294th most common name for all females during the 1990 United States census. Daisy has ranked among the top 100 names for girls in the
United Kingdom since 1996 and in the past decade in
Australia,
Ireland, and
New Zealand.[4]
This article contains a list that has not been properly sorted. See
MOS:LISTSORT for more information. Please
improve this article if you can.(March 2023)
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.