Gloriana

Latin

"glory"

Gloriana Origin and Meaning

The name Gloriana is a girl's name meaning "glory".

Originally the name of the titular faerie queene of Spenser's epic poem "The Faerie Queene," published in 1590. Gloriana was, along with Belphoebe, an allegory for Queen Elizabeth.

In the 400-odd years since then, Gloriana has been used as a title several times, and as the name of at least one band -- but rarely as a girls' name. If you can get past its starched formality, it could be a fresh-sounding way to honor a grandma Gloria.

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Famous People Named Gloriana

• Gloriana Pellissier French mountaineer
• Gloriana de Jesús Villalobos Costa Rican footballer
• Gloriana St. Clair American literary critic and scholar

The name Gloriana in Pop Culture

• Gloriana main character in Edmund Spenser's epic poem The Faerie Queene. inspired by Queen Elizabeth I of England
• Gloriana I Queen of Albion, main character in "Gloriana, the Unfulfill'd Queen" by Michael Moorcock
• Jane Gloriana Villanueva main character on The CW's "Jane the Virgin"
• Xiomara Gloriana Villanueva mother of main character on The CW's "Jane the Virgin"
• Alba Gloriana Villanueva grandmother of main character on The CW's "Jane the Virgin"
• Gloriana country music group