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Gloria (given name)

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Gloria
Angel of glory, a panel on the facade of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy, by Giovanni Paganucci.
Genderfemale
Origin
Language(s)Latin
Word/nameLatin glōria
Meaningglory
Other names
Variant form(s)glōriae
The morning glory flower is said to signify the bonds of affection in the language of flowers.
American actress
Gloria Swanson (1899-1983) and Rudolph Valentino (1895-1926) in the 1922 silent film drama Beyond the Rocks.

Gloria is the anglicized form of the Latin feminine given name gloriae (Latin pronunciation: ['gloːria]), 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]

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