gloria means A female given name from Latin, popular during the first half of the 20th century. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 76 out of 100.
gloria is pronounced /ˈɡlɔɹ.i.ə/.
Etymology
From Latin gloria (“glory”), first used as a name in 19th-century literature.
name
- A female given name from Latin, popular during the first half of the 20th century.“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.”
- The Gloria in excelsis Deo, a hymn sung during the liturgy of many churches.““What did the priest, and all of you, keep on saying when we first went in?” / “Our Fathers, Hail Maries, and Glorias; couldn’t you hear?” asked Emily, laughing. / “No, I should think not, you rattled on so fast- What are Hail Maries and Glorias?” / “The Gloria you know well enough, my dear, because you say it in your church at the end of every psalm,” replied Miss Horton; “the Hail Mary is a pray”
noun
- A lightweight fabric used for umbrellas and dresses.
- A doxology.“The glorias, canticles, and some translations of popular hymns are admirably sung; I do not know that I ever heard congregational singing more effective.”