Daisy
Meaning of Daisy
Daisy—pronounced with the easy music of “DAY-zee”—blooms out of the Old English dægeseage, literally “day’s eye,” a nod to the little flower that opens to greet the sun and shuts her lashes at dusk; like a young signorina on a Ligurian terrace, she lives for light, warmth, and the promise of tomorrow. From medieval garlands woven by shepherd girls to the brushstrokes of Botticelli’s Primavera, she has wandered through history scattering symbols of innocence, steadfast love, and the cheeky resilience of spring. In Italy the blossom is called margherita (yes, the same cheerful spirit that lent her name to the nation’s most famous pizza), and one can almost taste the sun-kissed sweetness of a Tuscan field when the name is spoken aloud. Literary dreamers recall Daisy Miller’s audacious strolls and Daisy Buchanan’s glittering parties; pop-culture fans think of Daisy Duck quacking with irrepressible charm or actress Daisy Ridley wielding a lightsaber with quiet grace—proof that this modest posy can carry surprising fire. She drifts in and out of American popularity charts like a butterfly over lavender, never vanishing for long, because parents know that welcoming a Daisy into the family is to plant a perennial of pure hope in the household garden—no watering schedule, or gardening gloves, required.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as DAY-zee (/ˈdeɪzi/)
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Notable People Named Daisy
| Daisy Ridley is an English actress best known for playing Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. |
| Daisy Yen Wu, the first Chinese woman to work as an academic researcher in biochemistry and nutrition, earned a Columbia masters, taught at Peking Union Medical College, and coauthored the first Chinese nutrition textbook. |
| English actress Daisy Edgar-Jones rose to fame with Normal People after early roles in Cold Feet and War of the Worlds, earning BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations. |
| Daisy Lowe is an English fashion model known for editorial, commercial, and runway work, and the daughter of designer Pearl Lowe and Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale. |
| Catherine Daisy Coleman was an American advocate for sexual assault survivors and cofounder of SafeBAE, featured in the 2016 documentary Audrie and Daisy and honored with a Cinema Eye Honor, who died by suicide at 23. |
| Daisy May Cooper is an English actress and writer who won a 2018 BAFTA for playing Kerry Mucklowe in the BBC Three comedy This Country, which she co-created and co-wrote with her brother Charlie. |
| Daisy Irani Shukla is an Indian actress who rose to fame as a child star in 1950s and 1960s Hindi cinema with films like Naya Daur, later appearing in Kati Patang and the TV series Shararat. |
| Daisy Earles, born Hilda Emma Schneider, was a German-born actress with dwarfism who moved to the United States in the 1920s, appeared in Hollywood films, and toured with her siblings as The Doll Family, famed as a miniature Mae West. |
| Daisy Eagan is an American Broadway actress who won the 1991 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for The Secret Garden, becoming the youngest female and second youngest winner at age 11. |
| Daisy Breaux Calhoun was an American socialite, hostess, and social leader. |
| Daisy Mallory is a country music singer and songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee. |
| Daisy Ehanire Danjuma is a Nigerian politician who represented Edo South in the Senate from 2003 to 2007 and ran unsuccessfully in 2011. |
| Daisy Mary Rossi was an Australian artist, interior designer, and writer known for portraits and impressionist landscapes and floral paintings. |
| Daisy Waterstone is a British actress best known for portraying Margo Durrell in the ITV family drama The Durrells. |
| Daisy Fowler Kennedy was an Australian concert violinist. |
