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Girl Names Starting with Gl-

Gl- baby names and what they mean, with 10 results. These girl names were at the height of their popularity 98 years ago (ADOPTION OF 1.2%) and have become significantly less widespread since, with names like Glenda becoming somewhat outmoded. Glatz (TOP 13%) and Glanz (14%) are familiar Gl- last names.

Gl- names

Glade - Glynis

Glade
Based on Old English element. .. clearing in the woods. Gender-neutral name. Popular as last name. Compare Glade (UPPER 12%) with popular -ade surnames Goldade (UPPER 22%), Alade (67%).

Gladys and variants

Gladys, var. Gladyss, Gladis, Gladi, Gladdys, Glad, Gladdis
Based on Welsh, Latin. "Lame." Gladis (UPPER 43%) and Gladys (2%) are commonplace as given names, while Glad, Gladdis, Gladdys, Gladi and Gladyss are intermittently used.

Glaw
From Welsh. "Rain." Glaw is unusual as a baby name. See also Gilah.

Glenda and variants

Glenda1, var. Glynda, Glinda, Glennda
Based on Welsh word. "Pure; good." Less used today. Glenda was the form last listed (2002) in the Top 2000.

Glenna and variants

Glenna, var. Glynn, Glyn, Glennie, Glennette, Glenne, Glennene, Glenn, Glen1, Glenine, Gleneen, Glenene, Glenda2, Gleana
Root fr. Irish, Gaelic language. "Glen." Glenn (TOP 1%), Glynn (2%), Glen (7%), Glennie (30%) and Glenna (48%) appear frequently as last names.

Glenys and variants

Glenys1, var. Glennys, Glennis1, Glennice, Glenis, Glen2, Glenice
From Welsh language. "Pure, holy." Glenis, Glennice, Glennys and Glenys are more novel as children's names.

Glesni
Source fr. Welsh word. "Blue." Gaesni and Glasni are creative forms.

Glilah, Glila
Var. of Galila. Root fr. Hebrew element. "Rolling hills." Not in Top 2000.

Gloria and variants

Gloria, var. Gloryanne, Gloryanna, Gloryan, Glorya, Glorria, Glory, Glorra, Glorie, Gloribell, Glorianne, Gloribel, Glorianna, Gloriane, Gloriana, Gloreya, Glori, Glorey, Gloree, Glorea, Glaurea, Glora, Glaura
Derivative of Latin language. "Glory." Common, with usage of 0.037% for Gloria and variants as birth names in 2018, but lower than 0.038% in 2017.

Glynis and variants

Glynis, var. Glynnis, Glynice, Glynae, Glinyss, Glinyce, Glinys, Glinnis, Glenys2, Glennis2
Root fr. Welsh word. Glennis (TOP 59%) and Glynis (73%) are commonplace as women's names.

Quick Reference

Summary Index of names [and variants] for Gl- names for girls.

1. Glade - Glynis
Glade, Gladys [Glad, Gladi, Gladis, Gladyss, Gladdys, Gladdis], Glaw, Glenda [Glynda, Glinda, Glennda], Glenna [Glyn, Glen, Glynn, Glenn, Glenne, Glennie, Glennene, Glennette, ..], Glenys [Glen, Glenis, Glennys, Glennis, Glenice, Glennice], Glesni, Galila [Glila, Glilah], Gloria [Glory, Glorya, Glorra, Glorie, Gloryan, Glorria, Gloryanne, Gloryanna, ..], Glynis [Glynae, Glinys, Glenys, Glynnis, Glynice, Glinyss, Glinyce, Glinnis, ..]

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