Eglantine Name meanings & History

Derived from the Old French word “eglatine,” which is the name of a type of wild rose. It symbolizes love and devotion. From the English word for the flower also known as sweetbrier. It is derived via Old French from Vulgar Latin *aquilentum meaning "prickly". It was early used as a given name (in the form Eglentyne) in Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th-century story The Prioress's Tale (one of The Canterbury Tales). Eglantine is mainly used as a first name for girls.

Zodiac Sign of Eglantine: Expressive Gemini

Synonyms of Eglantine:

E: Exaggerate,Entertain,Environment,Enlighten,Enliven,Expressive

G: Goof-off,Gregarious,Genuine,Go-getter

L: Lovely,Lazy,Legal,Luscious,Languid,Liaison,Lover

A: Argumentative,Assertive,Angry,Action,Ambitious,Aggressive

N: Nitpicking,Nice,Nervous,Nagging,Nutrition,Neat,Neurosis

T: Testy,Talkative,Doubting Thomas,Tacky,Tireless,Truth,Touchy

I: Indulgence,Intimate,Involved

Eglantine is:

• a Class name
• a Classic name
• a Complex name
• a Formal name
• a Mature name
• a Natural name
• a Refined name
• a Serious name
• a Strange name
• a Upper name
• a Wholesome name

Famous People

Eglantine Price is a character in the book and film “Bedknobs and Broomsticks." Eglantine Jebb was a social reformer who founded Save the Children in 1919.

Related Names to Eglantine

Eglatina, Eglatine, Eglanda, Eglandina, Eglandine, Egletina, Egletine, Eglington

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