Opinions of Blossom?

[name_f]Blossom[/name_f] is another flowery choice that often stands out to me, because it feels very whimsical and fairy like, which I love about it. I realise that some people may have very harsh responses to this question, but;

What are your honest thoughts of [name_f]Blossom[/name_f] as a girl’s name?

I’m more looking for constructive responses about how wearable it is (ie; would she be picked on? would the name be misread?), and not so much answers about how she’d never be a supreme court judge named [name_f]Blossom[/name_f], etc.

Thank you.

[name_m]Even[/name_m] though it has a very cute/ fresh sound, I think like [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] and [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f], you’ll need to wait another decade before you can use it because of the TV show.

I think a little girl named [name_f]Blossom[/name_f] would be fine, other than adults saying, “like the TV show with the hats?”, but as a teenager, I think she might get teased a little just because of the colloquial way the word is used (i.e. “That girl has yet to blossom” or “Blossoming womanhood”)

That said, kids can make fun of anything. I really don’t put that much stock in it. For a confidant girl, a “weird” name can be a conversation starter, anyway.

So, final opinion: not very wearable, but use it anyway if you love it.

I’d use it as a middle name. But I don’t think it’s that wearable as a first. It’s “too much” is the only way i can describe how i feel about it.

I think it’s adorable, but it mostly reminds me of [name_f]Blossom[/name_f] from the PowerPuff Girls. I hear the show is getting a reboot, so it’s likely to get popular with the new generation.

I think the name is wearable enough. Kids pick on each other for a whole host of reasons and I don’t believe [name_f]Blossom[/name_f] is ‘out there’ enough that it would be problematic. [name_m]New[/name_m] parents seem to be moving toward more individualistic and less traditional names, or those that hark back to a bygone era. Consider the rising popularity of [name_f]Poppy[/name_f], [name_f]Willow[/name_f], and [name_f]Violet[/name_f]. In my day (I’m 62) those names, and names like [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], and [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] would have inspired teasing by my schoolmates. And don’t forget, in the early '90’s there was a TV show called ‘[name_f]Blossom[/name_f]’, the name of the main character. We certainly have come full circle in the name department. It’s not my favorite, but I don’t believe that anyone would bat an eyelash at [name_f]Blossom[/name_f].

I like it as a middle, but I don’t think it will go well as a first name.

I like it as a middle name but I don’t think it would wear well on a woman in a serious profession.

Its similarity to ‘bottom’ and popular use as a cow’s name would give me pause, but I like the feel of the name. Something like [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] or Hespera would have the same wraithlike air, but are much more useable.

Beautiful!

This is me, too. As a whimsical middle, [name_f]Blossom[/name_f] and Wildflower, etc are fine. I really don’t like it as a first. It’s one of those names that is difficult to take seriously for me, like [name_f]Princess[/name_f], [name_f]Precious[/name_f], Dutchess, or Cookie. I can’t envision it on anyone older than nine. To each their own, but I feel like there have to be other ways to achieve that ethereal, nature-loving effect.

I was in school with a [name_f]Blossom[/name_f] (she had an older sister called [name_f]Poppy[/name_f]), who’ll be in her 20’s now and since I associate the name with her, to me it’s totally wearable/usable. She was never teased over her name as far as I know but if you’re unsure, it’d be a nice middle :slight_smile: