What does Gloria mean?

Gloria means "glory"

How do we pronounce Gloria?

Gloria \glo-ria, gl-or-ia\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Gloria is pronounced as GLOWRiyah in English 1.

1 Pronunciation for Gloria: G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Gloria?

Gloria is an English, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish name of Latin origin. Derived literally from the word 'gloria' with the meaning glory. The name was first borne by one of the characters in the George Bernard Shaw play You Never Can Tell (1889), and it was later adopted by English speakers in the early 20th century. Gloria is a widely used name; it has 33 variant forms. Variant forms of Gloria comprise Glaura meaning of name, name Glaurea origin, Glora definition, meaning of Glorea, meaning of Gloree, name Gloresha, Glorey meaning of name, Gloreya definition, Glori meaning of name, Gloriana pronounciation, Gloriane name variations, Gloriann name variations, name Glorianna origin, Glorianne definition, name Gloribel, meaning of Gloribell, short names for Glorie, nicknames for Gloriela, name Gloriella meaning, Glorielle pronounciation, Gloriosa pronounciation, Gloris name, Glorisha name, what does the name Glorra mean, Glorria meaning, name Glorvina meaning, Glorya definition, Gloryan name, Gloryanna definition, and what does the name Gloryanne mean. Other English forms comprise the shortening Glo definition, the diminutive meaning of Glory, and the spelling variant meaning of Gloriah. Gloria is a classic favorite. At present it is still rather popular as a baby girl name, but not as significantly as it was previously. The name grew in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1940s. At the height of its usage in 1945, 0.820% of baby girls were named Gloria. It had a ranking of #23 then. The baby name has markedly dropped in popularity since then. In 2010, its usage was only 0.030% and its ranking #503, was nevertheless the most frequently used within all girl names in its family. Gloria has mainly been a baby girl name, though in the last century it has also been used for boys. There were 234 times more baby girls than boys who were named Gloria in 1945.

The following famous people share the name Gloria:

  • Actress Gloria Reuben, born 9 June 1964, Toronto, Canada
  • Author Bell Hooks, born Gloria Jean Watkins 25 September 1952, Hopkinsville, Kentucky
  • Singer Gloria Estefan, born Glorita Maria Fajardo 1 September 1957, Havana, Cuba.

List of baby names Gloria:

the name Glaurea meaning and origin, the name Glorea name popularity, the name baby name Gloreya, the English Gloriah meaning of name, the English what does the name Glorria mean, the name Glorya name variations, the name short names for Glaura, the name name Glora meaning, the English nicknames for Gloree, the name Glorey name popularity, the English short names for Glori, the English Glorie definition, the English baby name Glory, and the name Glorra meaning of name.

The baby name Gloria fun facts:

The name Gloria in reverse order is "Airolg".

The numerological value of the name Gloria is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Gloria?

Gloria is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.03%
20130.03%
20120.03%
20110.03%
20100.03%
20090.03%
20080.04%
20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames