Talk:Jonquil (color)

This is not the primary subject of the word
Here is the definition of jonquil, from the Oxford English Dictionary:

jonquil /ˈdʒʌŋkwɪl♫, ˈdʒɒn-/♫

► noun a narcissus with clusters of small fragrant yellow flowers and cylindrical leaves, native to southern Europe and NE Africa. • Narcissus jonquilla, family Liliaceae (or Amaryllidaceae). etymology: early 17th cent.: from modern Latin jonquilla or French jonquille, from Spanish junquillo, diminutive of junco, from Latin juncus ‘rush, reed’.

Why on Earth this page describes a color that clearly derives its name from the plant, or how to fix this is beyond my skills or patience.

I'm not saying the color shouldn't have its article, but the primary article should link to the most-accepted use of the word. O0drogue0o (talk) 17:55, 22 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Jonquil (the band) UK, exist aswell. May prove less confusing to internet searchers if (the .. plant) came up in the article title? suggestions\?'s welcome —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.152.176.127 (talk) 21:32, 11 January 2011 (UTC)


 * When you see something like that, please just fix it rather than talking about it. This should have been disambiguated over a year ago.  I just did it, but really, the entire affair only took a few minutes, probably about as long as was spent talking about it here instead of just fixing it. — SMcCandlish   Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō)ˀ  Contribs. 01:25, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

Reliable source
The article states: "The first known recorded use of jonquil as a color name in English was in 1789." This is cited to Maerz and Paul, A Dictionary of Color, 1930. New York: McGraw-Hill. P. 197. That may well be an accurate attribution, but the book is not readily available and certainly not online, so there is no way of knowing who first used the word as a colour (or if the book even says). According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first recorded use is:


 * 1791  W. Hamilton tr. C.-L. Berthollet Elements of the Art of Dyeing I. i. i. iv. 67   The silk assumed a fine jonquille yellow.

Anyone got a clear reference for 1789? Emeraude (talk) 16:50, 25 November 2015 (UTC)