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Jonquil

90 replies

Greendaisydays · 27/06/2021 12:01

Pronounced Jon-kwil a name I’ve always liked and nature related bur is it too much?

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ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 27/06/2021 19:07

it's also a name for a pale yellow colour (I have Swarovski beads with that colour code)

so yeah, definitely not made up by OP!!

MrsUnderkracker · 27/06/2021 19:06

Never .

It's ridiculous.

GreyhoundG1rl · 27/06/2021 19:05

Well, we know it's the name of a fecking flower...

So is Tulip. Doesn't make it a good name for your child (not where I'm from, anyway!)

ZingDramaQueenOfSheeba · 27/06/2021 19:02

@GreyhoundG1rl

Nobody suggested it was made up Confused
"made up" 🤣

all names are made up
all words are made up
and property is theft

GreyhoundG1rl · 27/06/2021 18:58

Nobody suggested it was made up Confused

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 27/06/2021 18:52

What an embarrassing set of replies.

It’s a botanical name, for a girl. Just like Lily / Rose / Daisy / Holly / Jasmine / Violet / Poppy / Heather. Unusual but not made-up or youneek.

AuntieStella · 27/06/2021 15:27

I used to know one when I was at school, so have always considered it a perfectly normal name!

I like it

PansyIvy · 27/06/2021 15:11

It’s definitely a name for a girl, as most flower names tend to be.

I’m not a fan. John-Quill. About as lovely sounding as Peter-Biro.

daisypond · 27/06/2021 15:09

I’m muddling it with Jonquille, I think.

daisypond · 27/06/2021 15:04

It’s fine. I like it. Definitely a girl’s name. Is that the correct pronunciation, though?

lolacola77 · 27/06/2021 15:01

Daffodil! 😂

NavigationCentral · 27/06/2021 14:58

Sounds like medication.

LynetteScavo · 27/06/2021 14:53

My mum once had a colleague whose son was called Jonquil. He was odd, but I think very, academic. Or maybe just odd. Even as a child I thought it was a silly name.

AlwaysLatte · 27/06/2021 14:36

It's a fecking daffodil. Behave.
Gosh yes so it is! PLEASE don't name your son after a daffodil!

AlwaysLatte · 27/06/2021 14:34

Not sure about that but high on our list was Jonty until we realised the religious connection (we're Atheists).

FabulouslyFab · 27/06/2021 14:21

I love it!!

MadMadMadamMim · 27/06/2021 14:20

We had a Jersey cow named this when I was a kid.

Willwebebuyingnumber11 · 27/06/2021 14:18

Sounds like a boy name to me. Wouldn’t wish it on either sex but a poor girl called jonquil?
Jonquil & Hector / Barnaby 🙈

mrsmoppp · 27/06/2021 14:17

Sounds like a hayfever medication

TatianaBis · 27/06/2021 14:16

Anything out of the ordinary on here and posters go bananas.

It's just a flower people, calm down.

I like it for a girl, but I think the pronunciation might cause issues.

Biscuitsneeded · 27/06/2021 13:40

It means daffodil, and it is a name and not made up, but I'm not sure any future Jonquil will thank you for it!

PattyPan · 27/06/2021 13:40

I assumed it was for a boy, in which case it’s very wet, but somehow it’s too masculine for a girl.

Toilenstripes · 27/06/2021 13:22

Sounds like a 90s birth control pill.

LassyClassy · 27/06/2021 13:20

I'm sure it was the name of a cow in (possibly) an Enid Blyton book.
I don't like it sorry!

Riapia · 27/06/2021 13:18

Better if it’s pronounced Yong keel.

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