Glenda - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Glenda \g-len-da, gl(e)-nda\ is pronounced GLEN-dah. It is of Welsh origin, and its meaning is "fair; good". Literary: Glinda was the name of the good witch in Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz". See also Glynis. Actress Glenda Jackson.

Glenda has 3 variant forms: Glennda, Glinda and Glynda.

For more information, see also the related name Glenna.

Baby names that sound like Glenda are Calynda, Calinda, Kalinda and Kalynda.

Glenda is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Glenda. Click here to compare Glenda with related baby names.