Aglaea

ah-GLEYE-ah

Greek mythology name

"radiance"

Aglaea Origin and Meaning

The name Aglaea is a girl's name meaning "radiance".

Aglaea, sometimes spelled Aglaia, is one of the Three Graces or Charities. She represented beauty and splendor: ironic, given that the main barrier to her name making a comeback is that it sounds like ugly.

Famous People Named Aglaea

• Aglaia Coronio 1834,1906, British artist
• Aglaia Mortcheva 1972 , Bulgarian actress
• Aglaia Anastasiou 1986,, Greek swimmer
• Aglaia Koras Greek,American pianist
• Aglaja Brix German actress
• Aglaia Kiarina Kordela Greek,American philosopher
• Aglaia Kremezi food writer
• Aglaja Orgeni 1841 1926, opera singer and teacher
• Aglaja Veteranyi 1962,2002, Romanian,Swiss author
• Aglaia Princess Rosetti,Răducanu

Aglaea in Pop Culture

• Aglaya is one the the three graces in Greek Mythology representing beauty and splendor.
• Aglaya Ivanovna is a main character of Dostoevsky's The Idiot.