Name Group Eglantine

Group info:

Meaning/translation:	eglantine, sweet briar
Language of origin:	English
Info about origin:	use of the name of the plant eglantine (also called sweet briar) as a given name
	first use as a given name in The Prioress's Tale from Chaucer (England, 14th century AD)
	the word itself has Old French and ultimatively Latin roots
Words:	the eglantine English
	aiglent = the dog rose Old French
	acus = the needle Latin
Topics:	Plants
Variants' top ranks:	394:Eglantine France 2002

Name variants:

All variants, grouped by language of use

Language	Female Variants	Male Variants
French	Eglantine
English	Eglantine, Eglentyne

Name variants:

2 female name variants, sorted by name and gender

Name	Languages of Use
Eglantine	French, English
Eglentyne	English