Gloria (given name) explained

Gloria
Gender:	female
Meaning:	glory
Origin:	Latin glōria
Language origin:	Latin
Variant Forms:	Latin: glōriae\|italic=no

Gloria is the anglicized form of the Latin feminine given name Latin: gloriae (pronounced as /la/), meaning immortal glory;^[1] glory, fame, renown, praise, honor.^[2]

The name, as Maria de Gloria, was in regular use in Spain by 1700, one of a number of Titles of Mary in use for Portuguese and Spanish girls. Maria de Gloria was a name often given to girls born around Easter. the name was popularized in the Anglosphere by a character in the 1877 novel Gloria by Benito Pérez Galdós and published in England and the United States, and by the 1891 romantic novel Gloria by bestselling American author E. D. E. N. Southworth. The fame of American actress Gloria Swanson inspired greater usage of the name. The name reached the height of its popularity in the United States in 1926, when it was the 20th most popular name for girls. It was among the 40 most popular names for American girls until 1950. It has since declined in use but remains among the top 1,000 names for American girls.^[3]

Notable people with the name include:

People

Academics and scientists

Gloria Long Anderson (born 1938), American professor of chemistry
Gloria Begué Cantón (1931–2016), Spanish professor, jurist, senator and magistrate
Gloria Comesaña (1946-2024), Spanish philosopher
Gloria Conyers Hewitt (born 1935), American mathematician
Gloria Ladson-Billings (born 1947), American educator
Gloria Montenegro, Chilean botanist and biologist
Glòria Muñoz (born 1949), Spanish professor and painter
Gloria Townsend, American computer scientist

Actors

Gloria DeHaven (1925–2016), American actor and singer
Gloria Diaz (born 1951), Filipina actor and winner of Miss Universe 1969
Gloria Grahame (1923–1981), American actor and singer
Gloria Hendry (born 1949), American actor
Gloria Henry (1923–2021), American actor
Gloria Jean (1926–2018), American actor and singer
Gloria Joy (1910–1970), American actor
Gloria Manon (1939–2018), American actor
Gloria Paul (born 1940), Anglo-Italian actor and dancer
Gloria Reuben (born 1964), Canadian actor and singer
Gloria Romero (actress) (born 1933), Filipino-American actor
Gloria Saunders (1927–1980), American actor
Gloria Stuart (1910–2010), American actor
Gloria Swanson (1899–1983), American actor

Musicians

Gloria Shayne Baker (1923–2008), American composer and songwriter
Gloria Coates (1938–2023), American composer
Gloria Estefan (born 1957), Cuban-American singer-songwriter
Gloria Gaynor (born 1943), American singer
Gloria Jessica (born 1994), Indonesian singer-songwriter
Gloria Jones (born 1945), American singer-songwriter
Gloria Lynne (1929–2013), American jazz singer
Gloria Mann, American singer
Gloria Trevi (born 1968), Mexican singer-songwriter

Politicians

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (born 1947), 14th President of the Philippines
Gloria María Borrero (born 1956), Colombian justice minister
Gloria De Piero (born 1972), former British Member of Parliament
Gloria McPhee (1926–2007), Bermudian politician
Gloria Amon Nikoi (1927–2010), Ghanaian foreign minister
Gloria Romero (politician) (born 1955), American politician
Gloria Vaughn (1936–2020), American politician

Sports

Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja, Indonesian badminton player
Gloria Gauchia, Spanish table tennis player
Gloria Hooper (athlete), Italian sprinter
Gloria Marconi, Italian long-distance runner
Gloria Pizzichini, Italian tennis player
Gloria Kite (born 1998), Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner

Writers

Gloria Feldt, American writer
Gloria D. Miklowitz, author of young adult literature
Gloria Naylor, American novelist

Other people

Gloria Allred, American attorney and women's rights activist
Gloria Blackwell, African-American civil rights activist and educator
Gloria Camiruaga (1941–2006), Chilean video artist
Gloria de Herrera, American art restorer and collector
Gloria Guinness, Mexican socialite and fashion icon
Gloria Hunniford, British TV and radio presenter
Gloria Notaro, Venezuelan ambassador
Gloria Ramirez (1963–1994), woman who died from complications related to cancer and known as "The Toxic Lady".
Gloria Steinem, American feminist icon and writer
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, American socialite
Gloria Vanderbilt (1924–2019), American socialite
Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis

Fictional characters

Gloria, a character from the 1993 American comedy-drama film Mrs. Doubtfire
Gloria Allegre, a character from the 2016-2017 Filipino drama series The Greatest Love
Gloria Baker, in the cartoon M.A.S.K.
Gloria Barker, a main antagonist in the 1956 musical drama Rock, Rock, Rock!. She was portrayed by Jacqueline Kerr.
Gloria Bardwell, on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless
Gloria Gilbert, The Beautiful and Damned
Gloria Glad, aka Gloria Pazinski, in the Richie Rich comics and movie and season 5 of Harvey Street Kids
Gloria Mundy, the main character from the 1978 American romantic comedy thriller film Foul Play
Gloria Pollard, on the soap opera Emmerdale
Gloria Price, on the soap opera Coronation Street
Gloria Pritchett, from Modern Family (2009–2020)
Gloria Sato, a character in the animated television series Big City Greens
Gloria Stivic, on the 1970s sitcom All in the Family
Gloria (Madagascar), a hippopotamus from the film Madagascar
Gloria (The Simpsons), a recurring character in the animated sitcom The Simpsons
Gloria, protagonist of Pokémon Sword and Shield
Gloria, a Disney character from the Donald Duck universe who is Fethry Duck's girlfriend
Gloria, in Happy Feet
Gloria, in Barbie
Gloria, a character in the Nickelodeon live-action television series Side Hustle

Notes and References

Web site: Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, glōrĭa . 2024-05-27 . www.perseus.tufts.edu.
Web site: Latin Word Study Tool . 2024-05-27 . www.perseus.tufts.edu.
Web site: Evans: Gloria Is a Name That's Ready to Relive Its Glory Days . Evans . Cleveland Kent . 27 March 2018 . omaha.com . Omaha World Herald . 13 December 2023 . subscription .