Eglantine: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Eglantine – Meaning: sweetbriar, a wild thorny rose – Origin: Old French – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: EG-luhn-tyne


Eglantine is an Old French girl's name meaning “sweetbriar, a wild thorny rose”. It appears in 14 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Eglantine

Meaning: Sweetbriar, a wild thorny rose.

Origin: Old French.

How to Pronounce Eglantine

Phonetic: EG-luhn-tyne   IPA: /ˈɛɡləntaɪn/

Popularity of Eglantine

Eglantine doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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