Daisy
proper nounnounproper nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈdeɪzi//
A female given name from English.
proper noun
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A female given name from English.
Mrs. Fairfax kept always an eye upon him, and in spite of his familiarity with her, so restrained him in his intercourse with Margaret, that he could not for his life call her Daisy any more, though he had done so on the first day of their acquaintance.
Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer, do! / I'm half crazy all for the love of you!
She was a timid, sensitive girl, looking like her name - Daisy-ish industrious and thorough in her studies; - - -
"Isn't she a Christian or something - a name which is..." "Nothing more than the name of a flower, that's all. Daisy is a flower." He realized he was not sure what flower it was. "It's a most lovely flower grown in America, England, and so forth. What is wrong with that name?"
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A common name for a cow.
The heifer Daisy died in September 1811.
Etymology
From the flower daisy, one of the flower names dating from the 19th century. Also a nickname for Margaret, since Marguerite and Margarita are identical with the French and Spanish word for "daisy".
noun
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A Girl Scout at the initial introductory level.
Etymology
Named after Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low.
proper noun
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A surname.
Etymology
Three possible origins: * Americanized form of a French habitational surname, from either of two places called Aisy. * Variant of the Irish surname Dacey. * From the flower name, probably used as a nickname.
Forms
- plural
- Daisies, Daisys
Daisy · A female given name from English.
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