See the results of this poll: Adelaide nn Daisy - does it work?
Respondents: 23 (This poll is closed)
- Yes : 14 (61%)
- No: 9 (39%)
Bump. Any comments? The vote is a draw right now too.
I think it definitely could work. Though it’s one you’d have to enforce probably since it isn’t one of the more obvious nicknames for [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]. [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] is so sweet though, it’s a nice way to get to it without using it directly.
Sure, I think nicknames can be anything you want them to be, though [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] nn [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] probably won’t make sense to a lot of people.
Yes, it’s definitely usable! I feel like I’ve heard it several times, but never around Nameberry, and I wonder why it’s so little known here, but so well-known elsewhere. I think [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] nn [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] is brilliant! 
I’m not sure I have a favorite nn for [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]–I love [name_f]Adele[/name_f]/[name_f]Della[/name_f]/[name_f]Adie[/name_f] (AY-dee)/[name_f]Leda[/name_f] (even the Dutch Aleida!), too, but [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]'s one of my favorite nns out there, so I’m pretty sure [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] nn [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] would get my vote!
I love it!
When I read the title my instinctive thought was, how do you get nn [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] from [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], which is why I went with a no vote, because I think it is quite an exaggerated non-instinctive stretch. For example my name is rebekah and people instinctively shorten it to bec, becca etc, noone would instinctively call an [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]. However that is not to say that it CAN’T be done. Many many people have nicknames that have developed from something whereby it isnt the exact shortening of their name, so for me there is nothing wrong with you using a nickname for her that isnt an exact abbreviation of the original name. [name_m]Just[/name_m] know people will be surprised when she is known to them as [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] and one day says her name is [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]!
You can call her [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], but I wouldn’t claim it was a nickname for [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]. In this case [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] would be a pet name.
Definitely not for me, it’s too far of a stretch. What about [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] as a combo instead? Lady seems like a more instinctive nn choice for [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f].
I think that [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] has enough of the same sounds as [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]. It isn’t too much of a stretch [name_f]IMO[/name_f]. Hey, if [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] works for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], then [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] works for [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]!
I guess it does work then, thanks guys!