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I love the plant but the name is hard to say A and B it sounds a little like a disease or an STD just my opinion.

It is way too much. I'd never use it anyway.

I think it is quite unusual - not "too much" but certainly an eye-catcher. I never realized it was a flower. I immediately associated it with the surname Forsyth - specifically with the novels of the Forsyte family. Which is pretty cool.

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The only thing that gives me pause is what nicknames could be used (I come from a nicknamey family, so I always think of that!) - maybe Thia? My family never ever uses the last part of a name for a nickname though, so it might be unfortunately shortened to something like "Forsy".... which is far too lumpy to compliment the whole of Forsythia.

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I like it though - it has that embellished lace-encrusted feel I sometimes like so well!

It's a pretty plant (I have some in my garden!), but for me it might be too much as a name. Having said that, people use Fuchsia as a name, so there's no reason why you shouldn't use it if you like it.

I know Forsythe is a word or something. I googled it and is seems to be a surname. I agree with ChopSocky that it gives off a sci-fi vibe and would be really over the top to use in real life. It also makes me think of the word "forthwith," which kind of makes me laugh.

It remind me of Bruce Forsyth.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Forsyth

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What's it's origin?

I think it's too much. I can't imagine actually meeting someone named Forsythia, unless I was at a sci-fi/comicon convention, or something.