daisy

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A small wild flower with white petals and a yellow center.

   The children picked daisies in the meadow.

2. 2
   name

   A female given name.

   Daisy invited us all to her birthday party.

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Simplified etymology

Daisy is an Old English contraction of day’s eye. The name refers to the flower closing at night and reopening in the morning to reveal its yellow central disc.

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.

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