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Help[Opinions] Eglantine, Ghislaine and Segolene
Eglantine, Ghislaine and Segolene ("eh-glahn-TEEN," "gheez-LEN" and "say-go-LEN") have been going through my head lately. I think what draws me to them is the hard "g" sound. I'm not expecting that in a French name and it's refreshing.
I always thought Eglantine was French, but BtN has it as an English name. Am I pronouncing it correctly? ("EG-lan-tine?")
What do you think of these names? Any combinations?
I always thought Eglantine was French, but BtN has it as an English name. Am I pronouncing it correctly? ("EG-lan-tine?")
What do you think of these names? Any combinations?
This message was edited 11/28/2006, 12:14 PM
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Ségolène has been going through my head, too, since Mme Royal was elected president of France. I think it's a beautiful name and I'm greatly interested in the etymology of it.
Ghislaine is pretty in an underused kind of way. This name would definitely stand out in a crowd.
Eglantine is a name I just can't warm up to. I think it's because as a child, I loved the movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks and Angela Lansbury's character was named Eglantine (which has me stumped since I fangirl her. :/) David Tomlinson even sang a song in the movie called 'Eglantine' and I must say it was quite snappy.
As for combos, Mme Royal is Marie-Ségolène, but I also like:
Ségolène Juliette
Ségolène Ramona
Ségolène Marguerite
Ségolène Ophélie
Ségolène Christiane
Ségolène Henriette
Ségolène Mathilde
Ségolène Félicitée
Ségolène Isotta
Ségolène Mabel
Ségolène Gisèle
Ghislaine Bernadette
Ghislaine Yael
Ghislaine Cécile
Ghislaine Laure
Ghislaine Eos
Ghislaine Estella
Eglantine Gretel
Eglantine Yolande
Eglantine Thérèse
Eglantine Letizia
Eglantine Alessandra
Eglantine Harriet
Eglantine Lucille
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Ghislaine is pretty in an underused kind of way. This name would definitely stand out in a crowd.
Eglantine is a name I just can't warm up to. I think it's because as a child, I loved the movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks and Angela Lansbury's character was named Eglantine (which has me stumped since I fangirl her. :/) David Tomlinson even sang a song in the movie called 'Eglantine' and I must say it was quite snappy.
As for combos, Mme Royal is Marie-Ségolène, but I also like:
Ségolène Juliette
Ségolène Ramona
Ségolène Marguerite
Ségolène Ophélie
Ségolène Christiane
Ségolène Henriette
Ségolène Mathilde
Ségolène Félicitée
Ségolène Isotta
Ségolène Mabel
Ségolène Gisèle
Ghislaine Bernadette
Ghislaine Yael
Ghislaine Cécile
Ghislaine Laure
Ghislaine Eos
Ghislaine Estella
Eglantine Gretel
Eglantine Yolande
Eglantine Thérèse
Eglantine Letizia
Eglantine Alessandra
Eglantine Harriet
Eglantine Lucille
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Marie-Segolene is beyond chic. I don't even have a category for it.
Segolene Mathilde is wonderful, as are the other suggestions for little Seggie. [I heard that groan. Nns Seggie and Eggie (for Eglantine) should get me a child services referral, non? Nn Goosie (for Ghislaine) would really round out the pitiful trio nicely.]
I especially love:
Ghislaine Bernadette
Ghislaine Yael
Ghislaine Laure
Eglantine Yolande
Eglantine Letizia / Letitia
Eglantine Harriet
Thank you! Merci! Spacibo bol'shoye!
Segolene Mathilde is wonderful, as are the other suggestions for little Seggie. [I heard that groan. Nns Seggie and Eggie (for Eglantine) should get me a child services referral, non? Nn Goosie (for Ghislaine) would really round out the pitiful trio nicely.]
I especially love:
Ghislaine Bernadette
Ghislaine Yael
Ghislaine Laure
Eglantine Yolande
Eglantine Letizia / Letitia
Eglantine Harriet
Thank you! Merci! Spacibo bol'shoye!
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All three names are great. I've had Eglantine on my list for a while.
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Really? I'm late to the party then. :-)
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We seem to have very similar taste in names:)
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One of my music teachers has a daughter called Eglantine, she is a gorgeous little four year old with strawberry blonde curlys and blue eyes! She gets called Eggie a bit, its pronounced EG-lan-tine. The leading woman in Bednobs and broomsticks has Eglantine as her name!
I think her name is Eglantine Seraphina
What about:
Eglantine Amelia
Eglantine Gisele
Eglantine Aurora
Eglantine Sabine
Eglantine Simone / Simona
Ghislaine Beatrice
Ghislaine Marigold
Ghislaine Sophronia
Ghislaine Odessa
Ghislaine Verity
Ghislaine Ophelia
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I think her name is Eglantine Seraphina
What about:
Eglantine Amelia
Eglantine Gisele
Eglantine Aurora
Eglantine Sabine
Eglantine Simone / Simona
Ghislaine Beatrice
Ghislaine Marigold
Ghislaine Sophronia
Ghislaine Odessa
Ghislaine Verity
Ghislaine Ophelia
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This message was edited 11/28/2006, 1:04 PM
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Truly? Someone named a child Eglantine? How darling. And daring. I even like the nn Eggie, although I'm sure she won't when she's older. I'm indebted to you for a real world pronunciation. I'm going to have to rent Bednobs and Broomsticks just to hear the name Eglantine Seraphina!
Eglantine Gisele and Ghislaine Beatrice are my favorites from your list. Thanks!
Eglantine Gisele and Ghislaine Beatrice are my favorites from your list. Thanks!
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I meant the little girl I know's full name is Eglantine Seraphina. She really is adorable and her name suits her, I think her parents were also considering Clementine but got put off by the song. The mother's name is Jemima.
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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.)
This message was edited 11/28/2006, 12:40 PM
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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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Thank you! I saw that movie when it first came out in the theaters so you can see it's been a while. I didn't remember it was a character's name, so I'm very grateful for the pronunciation. Yay!
Now I'm more apt to think of it as Chaucer's (very English) character and add it to my obscure medieval name list.
Now I'm more apt to think of it as Chaucer's (very English) character and add it to my obscure medieval name list.
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These names are all so posh! They seem like the French equivalents of Cordelia, Florence, & Augusta, or something. Ghislaine has always seemed just too upper class for me (and Ghislain, the male version). Eglantine sounds like egg cream and eggplant to me. And Segolene has a wonderful sound, but I associate it immediately with Segolene Royal, the possible future president of France.
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I love Cordelia, Florence and Augusta!
Nice set, but then maybe I'm trying to be posh. It isn't something I'd consider a problem when choosing a name though. :)
Nice set, but then maybe I'm trying to be posh. It isn't something I'd consider a problem when choosing a name though. :)
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Yes, these are not everyday names. I was just in a dreamy mood today and thought I'd throw them out for consideration. Thanks.
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I like Ghislaine, indeed I have a friend named that. also like Segolene. Eglantine-no. Makes me think of "Eggland's Best Eggs"-a brand common in Maine.
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