Daily AncestorDaisy flower
A daisy flower on a gravestone stands for the innocence of a child; in Christian symbolism it can also mean the Christ Child.
The simple daisy meant innocence and youth in Victorian flower language, and in Christian art it was linked to the infant Jesus. Guides list it with purity and gentleness.
It is most often a child's symbol. On an adult's stone it may only be decoration, or a play on the name of a woman called Daisy.
As seen in a recordTown cemetery, 1860 to 1920
Daisies carved around a small marble tablet: Our Baby, Ethel May Crandell, 1889 to 1890
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Daily Ancestor. "Daisy flower." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/gravestone-symbols/daisy-flower. Last checked 2026-10-15.