Gloria

Gloria meaning and name origin

Gloria \g-lo-ria\ as a girl's name is pronounced GLOR-ee-ah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Gloria is "glory". Supposedly coined by playwright George Bernard Shaw in "You Never Can Tell" (1898); the form Gloriana had earlier been used to refer to Queen Elizabeth I. Also made famous by actress Gloria Swanson from the 1920s to the 1960s. Writers Gloria Steinem, Gloria Naylor; singer Gloria Estefan.

Gloria has 22 variant forms: Glaura, Glaurea, Glora, Glorea, Gloree, Glorey, Gloreya, Glori, Gloriana, Gloriane, Glorianna, Glorianne, Gloribel, Gloribell, Glorie, Glorra, Glorria, Glory, Glorya, Gloryan, Gloryanna and Gloryanne.

Baby names that sound like Gloria are Clora, Klara, Clarie, Clari, Clara, Klarra and Klari.

Popularity of Gloria

Gloria is a very popular first name for women (#56 out of 4276) and also a very popular surname or last name for all people (#9332 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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