The baby name Eglantina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ehg-LAN-TEE-nah (IPA: /ɛɡlænˈtiːnə/).
The baby name Eglantina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ehg-LAN-TEE-nah (IPA: /ɛɡlænˈtiːnə/).
Eglantina is French, Italian in Origin.
Eglantina is a Romance and Albanian feminine given name rooted in French Églantine, the common name of the sweetbrier or wild rose (Rosa rubiginosa). The French term descends from Old French églantine/églentier “sweetbrier,” probably of Germanic origin related to words for thorn. As a given name, it therefore carries floral connotations of delicate beauty, fragrance, and resilient hedgerows.
Usage spread from medieval France and England, where the cognate Eglentyne appears in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, and resurfaced in Victorian floral-name fashions and later literary revivals. The -a ending produced Eglantina in Romance languages and the Balkans; it remains familiar in Albania and the Spanish-speaking world (compare Venezuelan name-bearers). Established variants include Églantine/Eglantine (French/English), Eglentyne (Middle English), Eglantina and Eglentina. Short forms include Tina. The name’s imagery - wild rose, briar, and subtle apple-like scent - evokes grace tempered by strength.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 0 | #58 | 18 | 2,372 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #88 | 177 | 4,141 |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #170 | 8 | 2,769 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #203 | 40 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CL | 0 | #431 | 4 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #468 | 4 | 7,952 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IT | 0 | #699 | 16 | 4,183 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #825 | 27 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #987 | 6 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,159 | 25 | 17,781 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,268 | 179 | 9,415 |
Eglantina is popular in 19 countries — most recent births per country:
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