Comments for the name Eglantine

In JRR Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings', Peregrin Took's mother's name is Eglantine.

Eglantine Price is the name of Angela Lansbury's character in Bedknobs and Broomsticks.

I love this name! It sounds like eggplant, but I don't mind.

In "To Say Nothing of the Dog" by Connie Willis: four daughters of a Victorian lady are named Rose, Lily, Hortense and Eglantine, and they are referred to as "Flower Garden".

Could be pretty but the EGG sound is a bit much.

In the language of flowers, Eglantine/sweetbriar means "I wound to heal" or "poetry".

There is a childrens book series called "Guardians of Ga'Hoole," which is about the adventures of a group of owls. The lead character of the series, Soren, has a little sister named Eglantine, who has been the central character of at least one book.

I know an Eglantine, but since she is not American it is pronounced more like "AUG-lahn-teen". I don't think I would ever use the name personally, but I have very good associations with it and I would love to meet little Eglantines every now and then.

This would probably sound like a Briticism to American ears. To me, it sounds like one of those names used occasionally by the Victorians. I'm yet another one to avoid using a name like Eglantine.

This is French for "wild rose."

The full name sounds a bit snobby, and the girl would probably be called Eggie or something.

I like the name "Sweetbrier" better than "Eglantine."

Eglantyne Jebb was a social reformer in England at the beginning of the 1900s. Her daughter, with the same name, founded the charity Save the Children.

Other spellings include: Eglentine, Eglentina, Eglentyne, Eglantyne and Aiglentine.

Brilliant name! Love Bedknobs and Broomsticks! Angela Lansbury's amazing (Eglantine, Eglantine, oh how you shine.) :D

The name Eglantine derives from Latin *aculeatus* "thorny" via Old French *aiglant*.

Also, the Eglantine Rose had two symbolic meanings in the Victorian language of flowers: "a wound to heal" and/or "simplicity".

Elegant Eglantine! A refreshing alternative to the less original, more popular Evangeline. Nicknames for Eglantine could be: Glenna or Glen; Tina; Lena; Letty; or Glee. : )

Ugly, and the only nickname I can think of is 'Eggie.'

The witch in Bedknobs and Broomsticks is named Eglantine.

In The Language of Flowers the Eglantine Rose means "A Wound to Heal".

Flower names are pretty trendy now, and Eglantine is a great alternative to overused ones. It makes me think of tea and cupcakes.

I just love this name! I loved it more after seeing Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole :)