Gloria
English
Etymology
From Latin gloria (“glory”), first used as a name in 19th-century literature.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gloria
- A female given name from Latin. Popular during the first half of the 20th century.
- 1835 Jacobus Flax, The Knickerbocker, October 1835, page 291:
- Miss Flax, the little thin sister, and Miss Gloria, the stout able-bodied sister, lifted up their hands and eyes in horror at the mere hint of a wet nurse.
- 1898 George Bernard Shaw, You Never Can Tell, Act II:
- Crampton. […] What's your name? I mean your pet name. They can't very well call you Sophronia.
- Gloria. Sophronia! My name is Gloria. I am always called by it.
- Crampton. Your name is Sophronia, girl: you were called after your aunt Sophronia, my sister: she gave you your first Bible with your name written in it.
- Gloria: Then my mother gave me a new name.
- 1835 Jacobus Flax, The Knickerbocker, October 1835, page 291:
- (Christianity) The Gloria in excelsis Deo, a hymn sung during the liturgy of many churches.
Cebuano
Etymology 1
From Spanish Gloria, from Latin glōria.
Proper noun
Gloria
- a female given name from Latin
Etymology 2
From Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Proper noun
Gloria
- (Christianity) the Gloria; the Greater Doxology
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Gloria.
Faroese
Proper noun
Gloria
- a female given name, equivalent to English Gloria
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Gloria: Gloriuson
- daughter of Gloria: Gloriudóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Gloria |
Accusative | Gloriu |
Dative | Gloriu |
Genitive | Gloriu |
Italian
Proper noun
Gloria f
- a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Gloria.
Anagrams
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gloria f
- a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Gloria
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