What do you think of the name [name_f]Mimosa[/name_f], too Victorian, old and dated for modern use today?
Beautiful name, not too Victorian at all and I love the botanical association. I had [name_f]Corisande[/name_f] [name_f]Mimosa[/name_f] on my list as a guilty pleasure until I realised that there was a cocktail called [name_f]Mimosa[/name_f]. It’s a shame to say this, but because of that I don’t think it’s usable, in the US anyway. I live in Australia where most people haven’t heard of the cocktail but unfortunately I still wouldn’t risk using it.
It seems a bit foody to me, maybe because it rhymes with samosa.
I like it but I think it is a little posh for me to use as a first name atm.
It has a nice sound, but alcohol is my immediate association.
Sorry, the cocktail comes to mind immediately for me. (When I saw the title of the post, I thought, “Actually, I’d love one!”)
I agree with others that I literally only think of the alcohol. It doesn’t seem like a name to me at this point.
It’s one of my GPs, I guess. I love the astronomical (it’s a star) and botanical associations. I prefer it in the middle spot.
[name_f]Edit[/name_f]: Wow, I don’t even know about the cocktail. I rarely drink though…
I keep recommending this as a mn for people who are looking for something fun and out of the box. I think it’s fun to say and always reminds me of fun branchy times. (Yep, I know it’s a plant - but I do think of the drink first). I think as a mn it can be a bit tounge in cheek, fun and unexpected. As a first I’d suggest avoiding it - just as I’d suggest against Whiskey, [name_f]Chardonney[/name_f], etc.
PS: For those who don’t know about the cocktail - it’s a very popular breakfast/brunch option. It consists of sparkling wine and orange juice. (Please not champagne is a type of sparkling wine - not all sparkling wines/bubblies are champagnes. Sorry, huge pet peeve.)
I don’t drink!
Sooooo, I think of the beautiful smelling flora’s on the tree before anything else. I have to say, this is kind of the first for me at least… ask for baby name advice and opinions, to ultimately ALSO learn about the appropriate mix for the “proper” mimosa. Certainly made me laugh! 
Thanks for the comments.
Well, I don’t drink! Perhaps, this leads to my interpretation of the name not being a Boozy quirky name. I see the name as being quintessentially British Victorian: charming, pretty, dainty, prim and proper, and ethereal, but slightly fussy, maybe even dated to the great-grandmother era (depending on when your great-grandmother was born). These are the qualities in the name that attract me to the name but was the originally reason I was concerned. It seems that those “type” of prim and proper fussy names are not well liked and looked at as being not modern and too frilly for a girl to use today.
However, I certainly wouldn’t want my daughter or us perceived as being boozy partiers or parents because someone named a drink after a floral tree. Its horrible that the beverage ruined a gorgeous classic name.
[name_m]Don[/name_m]‘t do it! [name_f]Do[/name_f] a search on Pinterest for “mimosa bar” and you’'ll see what I mean. It would be like naming her [name_f]Chardonnay[/name_f], Champagne, or Bellini. Very pretty name, but unusable for a human child.
Maybe some of these might be your style, and not have the fizzy beverage connection?:
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
Ottilie
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
Hyacinth
Georgianna
Allegra
Briony
I did the same thing- I asked about it on nameberry and everyone said it was a terrible name because of the alchohol. I am also sad that the cocktail has ruined it!
I’ve never heard of the cocktail [name_f]Mimosa[/name_f] so I’m not hindered by that. It seems too cutesy for me, in my opinion, so I’d never consider/use it.
It makes me think of the cocktail
Too Victorian, old and dated for modern use today?
No, but it is too much like the cocktail to use. It’s similar to naming your child Daiquiri, Mojito, Martini, or Screwdriver.
It’s pretty, but the alcohol kinda ruins it, sorry. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like [name_f]Liliosa[/name_f]?
To be honest, I don’t drink, never have, and none of my family/friends drink, and I’ve never even been to a bar…But my first immediate association is to know that [name_f]Mimosa[/name_f] is a cocktail. I didn’t know it was a plant or a Victorian name. The only mimosa I’ve ever heard of is the cocktail.
For me, it would be the equivalent of naming a girl Champagne or [name_f]Chardonnay[/name_f]. I’d find it really tacky, if I’m being brutally honest.
Personally, unless it’s only a cocktail name in the US or something, I’d avoid it. [name_m]Even[/name_m] if you don’t drink, people who will meet and interact with your child do, and quite a lot of them will assume you named your kid after an alcoholic beverage. You can explain that it used to be a name or that it’s a plant, but how sick will you get of explaining it to everyone you meet?
sorry for the blunt opinions
If you don’t drink, then you would be innocent of any alcoholic beverages and their names, unless you associate yourself with people who drink or work with alcohol at a bar or restaurant. I do not drink, but I had once worked at a fine dining restaurant that sold alcoholic beverages, which is how I became familiar with the drink’s name. However, I knew of the name as well as the drink, the name before the drink to be honest. I was aware of the fact that it was an old name, but I didn’t know what era the name came from precisely. When you do a quick google search and type in just the word “[name_f]MIMOSA[/name_f]” the tree is the first thing that pops up. Honestly, I’m not for certain how many people are quick to say that most will associate the name with an alcoholic beverage when google can’t even make the connection with a little extra help. I have no qualms with the name. The tree is gorgeous and smells amazing, it doesn’t sound just Victorian to me, but really more southern to me, much like [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] and [name_f]Tansy[/name_f] are typified as being very southern. I’d say use it! 
Thanks everyone, I still love the name! I have some thinking to do…!