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Mimosa

100 replies

SeanChailleach · 14/08/2022 07:49

Saw this name recently and thought it sounded lovely for a girl. Not seen it before. I don't have any babies to name but someone might like it.

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brookstar · 15/08/2022 12:48

I've never heard of mimosa as a drink, when did it stop being called buck's fizz?
They're slightly different drinks. A mimosa has more champagne than a Bucks Fizz

MaryWM · 15/08/2022 12:45

PrunedLeaf · 14/08/2022 16:09

My daughter's best friend at junior school was called Tia Maria. Her family had Spanish relatives and her mum's favourite Aunt was Maria. Aunt in Spanish is Tia, or so I was told (cba to google)

Tia Maria does mean Aunt Maria, but I will bet you a bottle of coffee liqueur that is not why your daughter's friend was called Tia Maria... I mean, would you name your daughter "Aunt Mary"?

Anyway -

I've never heard of mimosa as a drink, when did it stop being called buck's fizz? I vaguely know it as a plant. I also remember an older children's book called Nicola Mimosa about a ballet student... I think Mimosa was meant to be a stage name, and it wasn't a book with many laughs iirc (does anyone remember it?).

badg3r · 14/08/2022 21:36

Made me think of the plant which recoils at physical contact 😂 it is ok, will probably go by a nickname thought I should imagine (much as this is an unpopular suggestion round here!)

TabithaTittlemouse · 14/08/2022 21:25

DrMadelineMaxwell · 14/08/2022 15:54

Good suggestion, OP , particularly of someone is having trouble making their mind up.

I'll get my coat.

😂

If you can’t stand the heat!

NC12345665 · 14/08/2022 21:20

Why are there so many stupid name threads today?

IShouldBeWriting · 14/08/2022 21:14

Also mimosa in spanish means someone that likes being cuddled. It's cute and affectionate.

Thanks @Templanza

NatMoz · 14/08/2022 20:43

So everyone in this thread started mentioning cocktails...i then realised i was thinking of samosas not mimosas

AlwaysLatte · 14/08/2022 20:32

Naming your baby after a cocktail, however delicious, is very déclassé
The cocktail was named after the flower, which came first.
I think it's a lovely name, as long as you're prepared for that sort of comment.

LondonLovie · 14/08/2022 20:30

Literally all names that aren't the in vogue & socially acceptable get completed canned on Mumsnet... "too boring, don't like the spelling, it's a dogs name/ cocktail/ too try hard, not that spelling..."

Ignore, but preferably never ask on here in the first place. It really doesn't matter what anyone thinks other than the parents.

A580Hojas · 14/08/2022 20:22

Pp's suggestion of Minerva is excellent.

Or what about Miriam? Such a fantastic name.

Mimosa - no. Yes it is an American name for a cocktail but it's not like that's a secret - very many people would associate it with that cocktail even if not in the US. It's kind of like egg plant, zucchini, cilantro - we (non US citizens) all know what they mean.

TemperTrap · 14/08/2022 20:05

blameitonthecaffeine · 14/08/2022 20:01

It's only a drink in the USA isn't it? We call it Bucks Fizz. I've only heard it used in American films/tv. I don't think it would be a problem over here. It's a pretty name.

Not any more, it will almost always be mimosa on menus now.

TemperTrap · 14/08/2022 20:04

SeanChailleach · 14/08/2022 12:54

I only ever heard of the beautiful flower and my grandad recalling the mimosa blossoms from his childhood home. I thought it was well-known as a flower.
I've never heard the word used for an alcoholic drink. That's like Margarita - it doesn't stop the name being used.
One of those names where the response to it tells you a lot about the respondent.

Why did you ask? 😂

blameitonthecaffeine · 14/08/2022 20:01

It's only a drink in the USA isn't it? We call it Bucks Fizz. I've only heard it used in American films/tv. I don't think it would be a problem over here. It's a pretty name.

Throughabushbackwards · 14/08/2022 19:00

I can't hear or read the word 'Mimosa' without thinking of P&R.

TREAT YO SELF.


WowIlikereallyhateyou · 14/08/2022 18:09

I am very amused as I always thought mumsnetters as cultured middle class women, maybe not so much.

Why is that Templaza? My first thought was if you have never heard of a Mimosa cocktail was that you don’t get out much! Hey ho.

wherearebeefandonioncrisps · 14/08/2022 18:07

I thought of the flower .

I'm going to be honest and say that it's a pretentious name. Really sorry.

brookstar · 14/08/2022 17:48

I am very amused as I always thought mumsnetters as cultured middle class women, maybe not so much.

Such a typical MN comment 😂😂😂

SomethingNastyInTheBallPool · 14/08/2022 16:27

I worked with a Mimosa. Think it’s quite pretty. I associate it with the flowers - it’s very plentiful in Provence - and didn’t actually make the cocktail connection at all.

Templanza · 14/08/2022 16:22

It's a flower and a tree. This is what immediately came to my mind.

They have named an alcoholic drink after it. I did not know this, the replies here are déclassé, not the flower name.

I am very amused as I always thought mumsnetters as cultured middle class women, maybe not so much.

As OP said, Margarita is commonly used as a name.

Also mimosa in spanish means someone that likes being cuddled. It's cute and affectionate.

PrunedLeaf · 14/08/2022 16:09

My daughter's best friend at junior school was called Tia Maria. Her family had Spanish relatives and her mum's favourite Aunt was Maria. Aunt in Spanish is Tia, or so I was told (cba to google)

KiffZapp · 14/08/2022 16:07

It's too try-hard. Something I'd expect a trendy hipster using in an attempt to be 'individual' and smug about, but actually sounds really tacky

strawberry2017 · 14/08/2022 16:05

It's the American version of Buck's Fizz!

babysgotthespends · 14/08/2022 15:57

When I was in my early teens I really liked the name Tequila Grin

HorribleHerstory · 14/08/2022 15:57

I would choose Minerva over Mimosa

as a PP said, it’s a bit mimsy. Like the borogoves.