Jonquil

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

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

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

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.

Sounds like medication.

Daffodil! 😂

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

I’m muddling it with Jonquille, I think.

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.

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

I like it

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.

Nobody suggested it was made up

@GreyhoundG1rl

Nobody suggested it was made up

"made up" 🤣

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

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!)

Never .

It's ridiculous.

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!!

It’s awful. I assumed it was a boys name. It’s just so ugly and clunky sounding.

It sounds made up 🙈🙈 sorry

@romdowa

It sounds made up 🙈🙈 sorry

again, all names are made up

your name was made up at some point

Love it. Had a friend with that name as a kid. Seemed very exotic at the time. Such a unique name I now know what she does for a living too 😂

What about Torquil?

Theres an Australian series about a ghost rockstar who comes back to haunt the apartment he died in and one of the main actresses us called jonquill.

Have to say it didn't sound right to the ears ti me. It's a terribly fussy name. And sounds masculine. I'd skip it.

The series was fun though xD

One of those names that looks pretty and comes from a pretty thing, but sounds awful, and will end up with a girl called Jon.

@Yutes

What about Torquil?

Very much a boys’ name.

Sorry. Didn’t RTFT. Presumed it was for a boy.

I once knew a little girl called Jonquill. Her mother was French and and when pronounced in the French accent sounded lovely. Think Jean pronouned the french way zhon and quielle .