What does Daisy mean?

Daisy means "daisy; pearl"

How do we pronounce Daisy?

Daisy \dai-sy, da-isy\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Daisy is pronounced DEY-Ziy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Daisy: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Daisy?

Daisy's origin is Old English and Old Greek, and its use, English and German. Old English origin: From daisy ; daeg meaning 'day' ; eage meaning 'eye'. The first name is derived from the flower name, which is itself 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 first name was in early times used as a pet form of Margaret. The given name was first adopted by English speakers in the 19th century during an interest in plant and flower names. It has been made known by Harry Dacre's hit song Daisy Bell (1892), the titular heroine of Henry James' novel Daisy Miller (1879), and the fictional Daisy Buchanan in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby (1925). Daisy is a derivative (English) of the English and Scottish Margaret meaning and origin. Daisy a pet form (English) of the English and French what does the name Marguerite mean. The name Daisy is used to a great extent; it has 29 derivatives. Derivatives consist of what does the name Daesgesage mean, Daisea name popularity, what does the name Daiseah mean, Daisee name popularity, Daisha meaning, name Daisi, Daisia pronounciation, nicknames for Daisie, Daizee pronounciation, Daizi meaning and origin, Daizie name, Daizy name variations, Dasee meaning of name, name Dasey, Dasi meaning, short names for Dasie, Dasy name variations, short names for Daysee, name Daysey origin, Daysi name popularity, baby name Daysie, nicknames for Daysy, Daze meaning of name, Dazea name popularity, Dazeah name variations, baby name Deisy, Deysi pronounciation, and Deyzi name popularity. The variant spelling meaning of Daisey is another English form. 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 2010, it ranked at #151 with a usage of 0.103%, but it was nonetheless the most popular within all girl names in its group. Daisy was more frequently used than the next ranked name, Margaret name, by 20% in 2010. 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.

The following famous people share the name Daisy:

  • Actress Dandy Nichols, born Daisy Nichols, 21 May 1907 - 6 February 1986, London, England
  • Author Daisy Ashford, born Margaret Mary Julia Ashford, 7 April 1881 - 15 January 1972, Petersham, Surrey, England
  • Fictional Character Daisy Duke, born 1979
  • TV Personality Daisy Fuentes, born 17 November 1966, Havana, Cuba.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Daisy:

the English nicknames for Daisie, the name Daizi meaning of name, the name name Daizie, the English short names for Daysee, the name what does the name Daysey mean, the English nicknames for Dacee, the English what does the name Dacey mean, the English name Daci origin, the English Dacia meaning, the English name Dacie origin, the English Dacy name popularity, the name meaning of Daeja, the name Daejah meaning and origin, the name what does the name Daesgesage mean, the English and Polish meaning of Daga, the Estonian Daggi name variations, the name Daggy name variations, the English and Estonian Dagi pronounciation, the English Daisee name popularity, and the English Daisey meaning of name.

The baby name Daisy fun facts:

The name Daisy in reverse order is "Ysiad".

The numerological value of the name Daisy is number 4 and 22, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth+ The Master Builder, large endeavors, powerful force, leadership.

How popular is Daisy?

Daisy is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.10%
20130.09%
20120.10%
20110.11%
20100.11%
20090.11%
20080.11%
20070.11%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames