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.
We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.