I didn't see it as a viable name for a person until I read
The Miracle at St. Bruno's, by
Philippa Carr, which had a character named
Honey in it. Her real name was Honeysuckle, and she was named thus because her mother had smelled honeysuckle during her child's conception.
I think
Honey isn't overly cutesy, but you
must use a really solid, preferably traditional mn to balance the moderness and some-may-think trendiness of
Honey.
Oh, and don't use Honeysuckle. That's just too much imo.
Miranda