Message: "Eglantine" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Eglantine

by telfalathiel

6/19/2011, 10:04 PM

I love Eglantine! I know it sounds like egg and eggplant, but I don't mind that. They problem I'm having is finding a good nickname. Any ideas?

#Eglantine

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- Anneza

6/19/2011, 11:51 PM

Annie, or Lannie, or Tina?

That said, I was at school with an Erica who was always known affectionately as Eggs. So it might be hard to avoid.

- Apolline +1

6/20/2011, 12:08 AM

Egla? Egle? Aggie? Lanny? Tina? Anne? Annie?

- telfalathiel

6/20/2011, 10:02 AM

I actually really do like Egle. : )

- bellamiasofia

6/20/2011, 12:14 AM

Everything that comes to mind has egg in it unfortunately:) lol. Like Eggles or Eggly. Okay, serious now. How about Tine Tina Lanti Ettie ( okay Ettie might be a stretch, but it's cute).
Eglantine always reminds me of some kind of dessert.

- Dragon_Clarinet

6/20/2011, 12:34 AM

Some of these may be a stretch or silly, but I'll give it all I think of:

Tina
Lana
Lantie
Egla
Glana

D: these are silly but oh well :P

- insane romantic

6/20/2011, 1:59 AM

I really don't like it. The "eg" part looks and sounds horrible.

Tina could work as a nickname?

- Arialblack +1

6/20/2011, 3:08 AM

I quite like Eglantine! When I was a kid I remember naming by Barbie this way a few times, because it was Aurora's fake identity in the Sleeping Beauty movie. I find it an elegant name, but a bit nerdy and quirky as well.

As for nicknames...

Tine/Tina
Lina
Eggy? Oh, it's not that bad... :)

- Flare En Kuldes (arwentroi)

6/20/2011, 11:58 PM

I love Sleeping Beauty and watched it over and over as a kid. I'm pretty sure the fake name Aurora goes by is Briar Rose, but then I just saw in your profile that you live in France... was this the French version? Maybe two names for the same flower?

- Wordsmith +2

6/20/2011, 4:58 AM

I love love love Eglantine!

Potential nicknames:

Ellie / Elly
Legs
Lettie / Letty
Teeny
Tina

- New_Chloe

6/20/2011, 7:40 AM

Legs. Astounding. So glam.

- telfalathiel

6/20/2011, 10:07 AM

&hearts Lettie! I'm always looking for a full name to go with Lettie. Thanks for the connection!

- Bear

6/20/2011, 10:43 AM

The "egg" sound is what makes Eglantine so great. :-)

I might be pronouncing it differently than most. I have a long "i" sound on the ending syllable. So the nn Tiny comes to mind first, not Tina.

Getting creative, how about Souffle or Benedicte? :-P

- Orsino (bananarama)

6/21/2011, 3:21 PM

Tina could work, I suppose. Eglantine is pretty.

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