Definition of "Daisy"

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.

1867, Alice Cary, The Bishop's Son, G. W. Carleton&Co, published 1867, page 31

Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer, do! / I'm half crazy all for the love of you!

1892, Harry Dacre (lyrics and music), “Daisy Bell”

She was a timid, sensitive girl, looking like her name - Daisy-ish industrious and thorough in her studies; - - -

1929, Thomas Wolfe, Look Homeward, Angel, Modern Library, published 1957, page 45

"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?"

1976, R. K. Narayan, The Painter of Signs, Penguin Classics, published 1982, page 115

The heifer Daisy died in September 1811.

1875, E. L. Sturtevant, J. N. Sturtevant, The Dairy Cow: A Monograph on the Ayrshire Breed of Cattle, A. Williams and company, page 160