Message: "Jolyon" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Jolyon

by Elinor (Elly747)

4/11/2006, 8:19 AM

Wdyto the name Jolyon for a boy? Pronounced "JOE-lee-un". I was watching old tapes of the Forsyte Saga and remembered how much I once liked it.

Some combos, plus do you have any other suggestions?

Corbin Jolyon
Harris Jolyon
Jolyon Esmund
Jolyon Fergus
Jolyon Reuben
Jolyon Thomas
Ronan Jolyon

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- Isla +1

4/11/2006, 11:57 AM

I LOVED the Forsyte Saga. I keep meaning to read the book because I liked the miniseries so much (I'm a big fan of a lot of Masterpiece Theater movies, lol). I love Jolyon solely because of the character (and Rupert Graves was lovely :b). It's a nice alternative to Julian, I think, and Joe can be a nn. Or even Leon. :) Of the combos, I like Harris Jolyon, Jolyon Reuben and Ronan Jolyon the best. I also like Jolyon Rhys and Rory Jolyon.

~Heather~

- KatjaKai

4/11/2006, 12:17 PM

Forsyte Saga

Oh, I want to see it again, but I can't buy the dvd right now; must save money for other stuff. :( Soames was actually my favourite, he's a really interesting character. And boy can Damian Lewis act.

- KatjaKai +2

4/11/2006, 10:26 AM

I'm not sure, as it's so heavily connected to the Forsyte Saga, if it could work. And I've only seen the new version of it. It's nice though. I like Jools as a nickname.

It's a hard name to combine with anything;

Raymond Jolyon
Jolyon Desmond
Jolyon Theodore
Jolyon Sidney?

And then I like Fleur, June and Prosper too.

- Isla

4/11/2006, 11:58 AM

I also started liking Fleur after seeing the movie

~Heather~

- Bear

4/11/2006, 10:46 AM

May I second Jolyon Desmond and Jolyon Sidney? Great combinations. (And I agree about the names Fleur, June nad Prosper, too.)

- Bear +2

4/11/2006, 10:07 AM

I've been waiting literally years for the original Forsyte Saga series to become available. Wasn't it a great production?

I like Jolyon, although probably more as a mn. Of yours listed I like:

Jolyon Esmund (love Esmund)
Jolyon Fergus
Jolyon Thomas

Just promise me you wouldn't use the nn Jolly. :-)

Other great names from the book/series: Swithin, Hester, Publius Valerius, Imogen, Winifred, Irene, and of course Fleur.

- Isla +1

4/11/2006, 11:59 AM

I liked the pronunciation Irene, eye-REE-nee, in the miniseries. I think it actually may be available on vhs/dvd. Have you tried pbs.com?

ETA: Yes, there are available, but not cheap. :b It's www.pbs.org, btw. lol

~Heather~

This message was edited 4/11/2006, 12:00 PM

- Bear

4/11/2006, 12:19 PM

Yes, thank you. I was able to rent the VHS version from my local library. I bought the DVD for my Mom on mother's day.

My mom, sister and I buy DVD's and share them. It's our own lending library.

- Soul (guest)

4/11/2006, 8:52 AM

I like it. The character in the Forsyte Saga is the only one with this name I know of, though. It's a nice alternative to Julian, Julius, and other common J names in general.

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