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

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

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

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

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

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

I: Indulgence,Involved,Intimate

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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