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HelpRe: Eglantine, Ghislaine and Segolene
in reply to a message by Bear
I really love Eglantine. In the language of flowers it means poetry. Elizabeth Barrett Browning mentions it in one of her Sonnets to the Portuguese (looked it up, it is sonnet XLIV) along with Ivy, meaning fidelity and friendship. You could have an Eglantine and an Ivy, but it might be a bit too botanical.
I think you can pronounce it your way and it is the way it is pronounced on the database, but in class we pronounced it with the -tine rather an -teen ending. Maybe it is like Clementine and either would be acceptable. I'm not sure, we might have been mispronouncing it.
Ghislane is interesting. I think I like it.
I love Segolene. Did you get it from the French politician Ségolène Royal? I don't know much about her politics, but when I saw her on TV I remember thinking she was very pretty and has a beautiful name.
I think you can pronounce it your way and it is the way it is pronounced on the database, but in class we pronounced it with the -tine rather an -teen ending. Maybe it is like Clementine and either would be acceptable. I'm not sure, we might have been mispronouncing it.
Ghislane is interesting. I think I like it.
I love Segolene. Did you get it from the French politician Ségolène Royal? I don't know much about her politics, but when I saw her on TV I remember thinking she was very pretty and has a beautiful name.
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Yes, I did get Segolene from the French politician. I don't know much about her, but I find her name fascinating.
I didn't know about the Elizabeth Barrett Browning connection to the name -- thanks!
Ghislaine is one of those acquired tastes. Once you get used to it, it's heavenly. (At least for me.)
I didn't know about the Elizabeth Barrett Browning connection to the name -- thanks!
Ghislaine is one of those acquired tastes. Once you get used to it, it's heavenly. (At least for me.)
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I didn't do combos
Here are some:
Eglantine Viola
Eglantine Maeve
Eglantine Delia
Eglantine Silvia
Eglantine Adele
I think it would be a lot easier as a middle name
Ophelia Eglantine
Natassa Eglantine
Adelaide Eglantine
Rosa Eglantine
Leonie Eglantine
Francesca Eglantine
Imogen Eglantine
Ivy Eglantine
Segolene Mireille
Segolene Amelie
Segolene Marie
Segolene Esmee
Segolene Emmanuelle
Segolene Ivy
Segolene Pascale
Segolene Lisette
Segolene Lucia
Segolene Violet/ Violette
Segolene Marianne
Ghislaine Sylvie
Ghislaine Odette
Ghislaine Ottilie
Ghislaine Anastasie
Ghislaine Estelle
Ghislaine Beatrice
Ghislaine Eugenie
Ghislaine Corneila
Ghislaine Elodie
Here are some:
Eglantine Viola
Eglantine Maeve
Eglantine Delia
Eglantine Silvia
Eglantine Adele
I think it would be a lot easier as a middle name
Ophelia Eglantine
Natassa Eglantine
Adelaide Eglantine
Rosa Eglantine
Leonie Eglantine
Francesca Eglantine
Imogen Eglantine
Ivy Eglantine
Segolene Mireille
Segolene Amelie
Segolene Marie
Segolene Esmee
Segolene Emmanuelle
Segolene Ivy
Segolene Pascale
Segolene Lisette
Segolene Lucia
Segolene Violet/ Violette
Segolene Marianne
Ghislaine Sylvie
Ghislaine Odette
Ghislaine Ottilie
Ghislaine Anastasie
Ghislaine Estelle
Ghislaine Beatrice
Ghislaine Eugenie
Ghislaine Corneila
Ghislaine Elodie
This message was edited 11/28/2006, 1:28 PM
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