Given name · also Latin, Old French
Eglantine
“resembling the sweetbrier flower”
Eglantine is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “resembling the sweetbrier flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “resembling the sweetbrier flower.”
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Old French and Latin naming traditions.
Eglantine’s family of names
In German usage, Eglantine has a related form in Eglantina. In German usage, Eglantine has a related form in Eglantina. In German usage, Eglantine has a conventional equivalent in the English form Eglanteana.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Eglantine has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
12 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Eglantinavariant · German
- Eglanteinevariant · English
- Eglanteinavariant · English
- Eglantienavariant · English
- Eglantienevariant · English
- Eglanteanavariant · English
- Eglanteanevariant · English
- Eglanteenavariant · English
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Eglantine
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