Eglantine

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
4/23/2024, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #115
1/21/2022, 9:40 PM	Mike C	update #111
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
2/28/2019, 2:08 PM	Mike C	update #102
1/22/2019, 10:01 AM	Mike C	update #101
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage English (Rare)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈɛɡ.lən.ˌtaɪn/, /ˈɛɡ.lən.ˌtin/

Meaning & History

From the English word for the flower also known as sweetbrier. It is derived via Old French from Vulgar Latin *aquilentum meaning "prickly". It was early used as a given name (in the form Eglentyne) in Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th-century story The Prioress's Tale (one of The Canterbury Tales).