What does everybody think about the name 'Blossom' for a girl?

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What does everybody think? I love the name!

Ruth is an excellent name, Ruthninedragons. I might have used it myself, but I have a very old friend called Ruth, of whom I am rather more fond than my DH.

Blossom wouldn't have got through on his 'no plant names' rule, but it wouldn't have been high on my list.

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I like it but my dd has a flowery name.

These threads about names are quite funny, as if what you do in your adult life is defined by your name!

imo unusual pretty names are good, I would never call my dc anything too popular but then that's just my preference.

As someone else said, children often grow up into adults who dislike their names, unusual or not.

I named my dd Sophie Rose, flowery sweet but not over the top imo, everyone loves it so far

I like it. Blossom Dearie is one of my favourite singers - that was her real name too.

Still laughing at Fruitstick's My Little Pony comment

I think if you hear and name and immediately say "Ah, that's so cute" you should automatically dismiss it as it'll sound silly the moment she hits 18.

Try to imagine it on an adult...

nice nickname but maybe a flower name for 'best'

Hate it !

like it for a little girl in a cute flowery dress, but wouldn't fancy it for myself as an adult trying to be taken seriously tbh

Well I don't hate it.

But I had a book when I was little and the 2 cows were called Buttercup, and Blossom. There was a horse called Dobbin too. I'm very old and I'm sure the book is long out of print.....So don't let that put you off.

Lovely. Not all names are shortened.

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The other test is how does it sound in a broad Yorkshire accent. A lot of names we liked were rules out by how it would sound in Bradford!

What most people are saying OP is that you can't be called Blossom if you want to be taken seriously, you need a name like Pat, Jane or something. What a load of crap!

A person shapes their future not a name.

Of course you can be taken seriously whatever you are called. It's just harder if you're called something really fluffy, and why make things harder for your child than they need to be? We need to help our daughters be powerful, strong, assertive women, not hinder them!

And there are hundreds of wonderful, unusual names out there to choose from!

Fab name for a pony or a cow but if I met someone called Blossom I would be forever hearing mooing or neighing in my head each time I met them as to me it will always be an animal's name, not for a human.

Is your surname Hill?

I think Fleur is nicer, but I like Blossom as a middle name (but not with Fleur )

I think Blossom Grace is the fabbest name ever for a person.
Ever.
(I am v. v.biased)

Urgh, no.

I remember the programme too. God, she was annoying!

when i was jail bait, this is what builders used to leer at me. so can't say it'd be my first choice, no

What did you pick.

I love Blossom and I'm in England, so maybe it is different here.

I'm considering Poppy, but would actually prefer Blossom.

And yes, I can imagine it for a 40 year old woman.

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Gracie Blossom is WAY too close to Gracie Fields.

I wouldn't use either name.

What about Fleur or Flora?