Jonquil

[MissHavishamsDress]

Girl's name, meaning the sweet-smelling daffodil-like plant and associated with the colour yellow.
Thoughts please.

Tee hee, I can't think of many boys (even post ones) who'd like to be named after a flower.

For me, it conjurs up the tranquil cool tall stems and the sunny little faces of the jonquil plant - brilliant for a tall slim girl (we're all very tall in our family)

Could be trying too hard, but maybe we should sometimes try harder ...if you like jonquils rather than the ubiquitous lilies or daisies, well why ever not?

Actually, if one aimed to please everyone with a child's name one would never stray further than the very popular Jacks and Olivias

As for nicknames, would Jonny or Jonty be any worse for a girl than Georgie for a girl named Georgia?

My daughter has a very lovely and sweet friend called Jonquil. She likes her name but it is often misspelt. We call her JQ and her name is very good for nicknames such as Jonkiwi

I love it. Jonquille is French for daffodil. You might also like Jacquetta.

Have you considered Narcissa?

If you like flower names, how about Fuchsia nn Fooksie or Gladiolus?

I really like it and like Jonnie as a nn for her

Is that any worse than Charlie or Robbie? Or Jamie as a proper name for that matter ...

I think it's ok OP. Better than Daffodil! For some reason some flowers work brilliantly (Violet, Rose, Iris, Marigold, Daisy), and others (Daffodil, Hydrangea, Elderflower, Alium) just really don't work. I'd put Jonquil somewhere in the middle - with Hyacinth. And actually I think Daphne is an ugly name.

I'm always surprised that with all the Amelias and Amelies and Millies that Camelia hasn't been used widely as a girl's name.

Makes me think of the Dame aux Camelias.

Rhododendron not so much ... but then again people use Rhonda so I guess why not.