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".
Named after Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low.
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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