Meaning, origin and history of the name Gloria

Means

“glory”

, from the Portuguese and Spanish titles of the Virgin

Mary Maria da Glória

and

María de Gloria

. Maria da Glória (1819-1853) was the daughter of the Brazilian emperor Pedro I, eventually becoming queen of Portugal as Maria II.

The name was introduced to the English-speaking world by E. D. E. N. Southworth’s novel

Gloria

(1891) and George Bernard Shaw’s play

You Never Can Tell

(1898), which both feature characters with a Portuguese background

[1]

. It was popularized in the early 20th century by American actress Gloria Swanson (1899-1983). Another famous bearer is feminist Gloria Steinem (1934-).

Other Languages & CulturesGlória(Hungarian) Glória(Portuguese)

Glora Swanson (1921)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   simple   serious   nerdy  

actresses

,

American Horror Story characters

,

angels

,

Animal Crossing characters

,

Bobs Burgers characters

,

Bully characters

,

civil rights

,

Desperate Housewives characters

,

Fargo TV series characters

,

female US presidential candidates

,

glory

,

Hey Arnold characters

,

literature

,

Lucius characters

,

Marian titles

,

Minecraft Story Mode characters

,

Philip K Dick characters

,

Pokemon characters

,

politics

,

Remothered characters

,

retired Atlantic hurricane names

,

singers

,

Six Feet Under characters

,

song titles

,

storms

,

The Golden Girls characters

,

The Sopranos characters

,

theatre

,

TV show titles

,

virtues

,

word names

Sharing is caring!