Search: jonquil name meaning
Why: We watched The Queen of Versailles a few weeks ago. The Siegel family has a combined, like, 10 kids, including an adopted daughter / niece named Jonquil. That is not one I hear often.
Answer: It means "Narcissus flower"! And you know what that is? The real name of the daffodil!!
Oh, how fun!
According to this Wiccan blog, when used to describe a color, "jonquil" means "a pale yellow." Also,
In Victorian flower language, jonquils mean "I hope for return of affection."In this floriography chart here, these flowers mean these things:
- Daffodil: Uncertainty, chivalry, respect or unrequited love, return my affection
- Jonquil: "Return my affection"
- Narcissus: Unrequited love, selfishness
tl;dr: don't name your kid Narcissus.
Source: BabyNamesWorld, Merriam-Webster, Bewitching Names
The More You Know: A few other flower names you maybe didn't know were plant names and/or have never heard used on a person:
- Bryony
- Calathea
- Celandine
- Daphne
- Linnaea
- Lobelia
- Tansy
- Zinnia
My grandmother has a friend named Zinnia.
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