Eglentine

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Eglentine

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Eglentine is a diminutive of “aiglente” an Old French word (from Latin aculenta “prickly”) for the sweetbriar.

History:
Eglentine is a flower name, a poetic term for the sweetbriar, a kind of European wild rose, and was later bestowed upon the honeysuckle flower. The name was coined in the 14th century and Geoffrey Chaucer gave it to his character of the Prioress (“Madame Eglentyne”) in The Canterbury Tales.

As a flower name, it was revived in the 19th century, when “flower names” were popular.

Pronunciation: eh-glen-tine.

Alternates: Eglentine, Eglentina, Eglentyne, Eglantyne, Eglantine, Aiglente, Aiglentine.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
less than 0.001 % named Eglentine

Popularity of Eglentine:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A